In 2013, the German baby names Mia and Ben established themselves among the best baby names thanks to their demand. Girl name Mia has topped the list for the fifth year and baby boy name Ben has held the top spot for the past three years. Both names are in the top list of 13 of the 16 states of Germany. The year 2014 can see Sophie/Sofie or Mia among the girls and Luca/Luka and Ben among the best baby boy names.
According to the Gesellschaft für deutshe Sprache of Germany, the Association for the German Language, Luka/Luca and Sophie/Sofie are the most famous names among boys and girls, respectively. But the year 2013 has witnessed the following popularity chart
top 10 boys names
1. good
2. Luke/Luke
3.Paul
4. Jonah
5.Finn/Finn
6. Lion
7. Louis/Louis
8. Luke/Luke
9. Maximilian
10. Felix
The 10 best girl names
1. mine
2. Emma
3. Anne / Anne
4. Sofia/Sofia
5.ana
6. Read / Read
7. Emily
8. Mary
9. Lena
10. Leonia
According to the study, 17.2% of girls and 13.8% of boys born in Germany made the top ten lists..
The German government also accepted some of the unusual names like Fallion, Kirono, Meus, Katte, Ruster, and Semea. In addition to these unusual names, there are other attractive names with German roots. Although they don’t make it to the main list, they have attracted people looking for traditional names. These names are:
GIRLS
1. Adela ending with a makes it lighter and more feminine, as in Joanna/Joanne, Suzanna/Suzanne. Adela was a character in EM Forster’s A Passage to India. Adel, meaning noble, is popular in German names, such as Adelaide and Adelina.
2. Amalia, Amalie are cute alternatives to Amelia derived from the old German word meaning industrialist.
3. Cosima has become a hot cake thanks to Claudia Schiffer and Sofia Coppola. Although she has Greek roots and has strong musical connections as Cosima, daughter of Franz Liszt and wife of Richard Wagner.
4. Domino is a playful, popular and dynamic girl’s name in late 1980s Germany. British designer India Hicks named her daughter.
5. Ebba is widely used in both Germany and Scandinavia. Named for the 7th-century saint, it has a bouncy sound and could be a follow-up to Emma and Ella.
6. Leni steals the limelight through Heidi Klum’s eldest daughter. She started out as the pet form of Helene, the birth name of German director Leni Riefenstahl.
7. Mitzi is Maria’s brave German pet. Fritzi is another one of those nicknames.
8. Ottilie is the female version of Otto, who has a lacy Victorian charm.
9. Romy is an attractive pet form of Rosemarie, imported to the US by Austrian actress Romy Schneider, she has found favor with various celebrities including Ellen Barkin and Gabriel Byrne, Rob Reiner, Matt Lauer and Sofia Coppola.
10. Wilhelmina sounds like a big name. More laid-back nicknames include Willie, Minnie, and Mina. Queen Wilhelmina ruled the Netherlands for a long time.
CHILDREN
1. Andreas is a wonderful name, adding an old-fashioned glow to classic Andrew. Susan Lucci named her son Andreas; it is also popular in Greece and Scandinavia.
2. Anton is a sophisticated name used in Slavic and Scandinavian countries, as well as in Germany. This name became more famous when Al Pacino and Beverly D’Angelo chose it for their baby. It also has some references to the great Russian writer, Anton Chekhov.
3. Bruno means brown from the German word for brown, it can be considered as a fancy color name. Bruno Walter was a distinguished German symphony conductor.
4. Dieter is a loud and soft classical German name similar in sound to Peter.
5. Dietrich has a chance with a hint of a glamorous Hollywood last name.
6. Florian seems to have a blossoming, flowery, feminine feel to it, but he’s more of a musical cousin to Dorian. Florian is the patron saint of those endangered by water. This unusual name in Germany has appeared in the works of Tennyson and Gilbert & Sullivan.
7. Garrick sounds like an Irish last name. It is related to the Low German name Gerrit with a similar appeal to Garret and Garth.
8. Gunther/Gunter is a strong and less militaristic name. Pronounced Goon-ter in German.
9. Hugo is a common German name, meaning heart, mind and spirit, it has long been considered stylish in Britain’s upper class and is starting to catch on in the United States, along with cousin Hugh.
10. Justus is a distinguished name that has arisen from various saints and prominent scholars and scientists.
Names that have international recognition are gaining popularity. These names appeal to many traditional-thinking Germans, while Mia, Hannah and Ben remain international favourites.
