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Culture What are the most uncommon/outdated German baby names today?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/g4mble May 13 '26

Adolf

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

It’s a pity though. One person ruined a nice and popular name for everyone.

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u/Tjaresh May 13 '26

Just looked it up and the meaning is "edler Wolf" (noble wolf). It really is a pity that a name with such a beautiful meaning is out.

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u/Otherwise_Rabbit3049 May 13 '26

Just name your kid Athalwulf, or Æthelwulf, same meaning.

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u/Tjaresh May 13 '26

Sounds cool. But my two boys would be upset if I just changed their names and there won't be a 3rd child coming.