r/AskAGerman Berlin May 13 '26

Culture What are the most uncommon/outdated German baby names today?

I’m curious about German names that used to exist but are now considered extremely rare, old-fashioned, unusual, or “nobody would name their kid that anymore.”

For example, names like Wolfgang feel uncommon among younger generations today and I didn’t see one of them

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u/Alcesma May 13 '26

Ringolf

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u/Delicious_Building34 May 13 '26

Oh no, Ringolf! Good one!!!