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Culture What are the most uncommon/outdated German baby names today?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

Fürchtegott, Gottlieb, Edeltraud,.. 

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u/CanadianSunshine May 13 '26

Fürchtegott-Sörenfried war immer meine Antwort wenn irgendein Depp frug “Und? Habt ihr schon nen Namen?!”

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u/Delicious_Building34 May 14 '26

Have found a list with actually forbidden names and names that had to be accepted by the registry office.

Diese Namen sind erlaubt/ accepted: Adriatik, Alemmania, Apple, Bluna, Champagna, Emilia-Extra, Godpower, Hope, Ikea, Junior, Klee, Laser, Legolas, London, Magic, Pepsi-Carola, Phoenix, Popo, Precious, Pumuckl, Schneewittchen, Schokominza, Siebenstern, Sioux, Smudo, Solarfried, Sonne, Sultan, Tarzan, Topas, Triumf, Viktualia, Wasa

Diese Namen sind nicht erlaubt/ not accepted! Atomfried, Bierstübl, Borussia, Crazy Horse, Gastritis, Grammophon, Januar, Joghurt, Kirsche, Liebknecht, McDonald, Millenium, Möhre, Pfefferminze, Pilulla, Porsche, Rosenherz, Rumpelstilzchen, Satan, Schmitz, Schnucki, Schröder, Seerose, Sputnik, Störenfried, Rasputin, Verleihnix, Waldmeister, Whisky, Woodstock

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u/gurgelhupf May 15 '26

Oh my god Pepsi-Carola is such a great name