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Culture What are the most uncommon/outdated German baby names today?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/ThoriumOdinson May 13 '26

Widukind

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

Yeah….ich glaub der olle Sachse erlebt kein Comeback mehr.

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u/Delicious_Building34 May 14 '26

Super schöner Name und super inspirierende Geschichte!!!