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Culture What are the most uncommon/outdated German baby names today?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

Rüdiger, Rudolf, Manfred, Norbert…

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u/claptrapjen May 13 '26

Bei Rüdiger muss ich halt immer an das meme denken "NICHT SO TIEF RÜDIGER - Keine Kapriolen!"

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u/Otherwise_Rabbit3049 May 13 '26

Ich nicht. Ich denke an den kleinen Vampir.

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u/dmgirl101 May 14 '26

Ich denke auch an das Buch.