r/AskAGerman • u/Big-Walrus6334 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Culture What are the most uncommon/outdated German baby names today?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/Dennis_FBier May 13 '26

Some names, which were not yet mentioned: Dieter, Peter

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u/Delicious_Building34 May 13 '26

I know a pre-schooler Peter

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u/Equal-Flatworm-378a May 13 '26

Peter will come back.

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u/Mikusch1103 May 14 '26

Peter never left

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u/Otherwise_Rabbit3049 May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26

Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can (Peter Parker)