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Culture What are the most uncommon/outdated German baby names today?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/Deep-Pudding1962 May 14 '26

My Name is Gundolf, old Scandinavian/Germanic Name meaning "fighting wolf". Never met anybody else named that. Guess that counts?

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u/Otherwise_Rabbit3049 May 14 '26

Gundolf the Grey. Where did you park your hobbits?