Editing German name (section)

===Popular given names===
Traditionally, there are [[German dialects|dialectal]] differences between the regions of German-speaking Europe, especially visible in the forms of [[hypocorism]]s. These differences are still perceptible in the list of most popular names, even though they are marginalized by super-regional fashionable trends: As of 2012, the top ten given names of [[Baden-Württemberg]] (Southern Germany) and of [[Schleswig-Holstein]] (Northern Germany) share the entries ''Ben, Paul, Finn, Luca, Max'' (male), ''Mia, Emma, Lea, Leonie, Anna, Lena, Hanna'', while Schleswig-Holstein retains the traditionally northern (Low German) forms ''Lasse'' (male) and ''Neele'' (female) in the top ten.<ref>[http://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/jahrgang/j2012/bw2012 Babynamen 2012 in Baden-Württemberg], [Babynamen 2012 in Schleswig-Holstein] at beliebte-vornamen.de</ref>

The following table gives the most popular given names in Germany for every tenth year (since 1890).{{clarify|date=March 2015}}<!--the source linked gives the rankings per decade also, but the lists given here seem to pertain to the single year cited. please use the decades' rankings instead--><ref>[http://www.firstnamesgermany.com/common-german-names/ firstnamesgermany.com], [http://www.beliebte-vornamen.de/jahrgang/j2020 beliebte-vornamen.de]; see also [http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/bevoelkerung/geburten/haeufigste_vornamen/ Statistik Austria] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141229173356/http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/bevoelkerung/geburten/haeufigste_vornamen/ |date=2014-12-29 }}; [http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/01/02/blank/dos/prenoms/01.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804123027/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/01/02/blank/dos/prenoms/01.html |date=2013-08-04 }}; [[:wikt:de:Verzeichnis:Deutsch/Liste der häufigsten männlichen Vornamen Deutschlands|German Wiktionary (masculine)]], [[:wikt:de:Verzeichnis:Deutsch/Liste der häufigsten weiblichen Vornamen Deutschlands|German Wiktionary (feminine)]].</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|-
|Year||Feminine||Masculine
|-
|1890
|
Anna,
Martha / Marta,
Frieda / Frida,
Berta / Beertha,
Emma,
Marie,
Maria,
Margarethe / Margarete,
Erna,
Elsa
<!-- Anyone know why Maria and Maria count as two names when Anna/Anne, Sophie/Sofie count as one? also, Luca is a version of Lucas, isn't it? -->
|
Carl / Karl,
Wilhelm,
Otto,
Heinrich,
Friedrich,
Paul,
Hans,
Gustav,
Max,
Ernst
|-
|1900
|
Anna,
Martha / Marta,
Frieda / Frida,
Emma,
Marie,
Elisabeth,
Maria,
Berta / Bertha,
Gertrud,
Margarethe / Margarete
|
Wilhelm,
Carl / Karl,
Heinrich,
Hermann,
Friedrich,
Paul,
Otto,
Ernst,
Hans,
Walter / Walther
|-
|1910
|
Gertrud,
Erna,
Martha / Marta,
Hertha / Herta,
Margarethe / Margarete,
Anna,
Käthe,
Elisabeth,
Frieda / Frida,
Hildegard,
|
Walter / Walther,
Carl / Karl,
Hans,
Wilhelm,
Otto,
Curt / Kurt,
Heinrich,
Hermann,
Paul,
Helmut / Helmuth
|-
|1920
|
Ilse,
Hildegard,
Gertrud,
Irmgard,
Gerda,
Lieselotte,
Elfriede,
Ursula,
Edith,
Erna
|
Hans,
Carl / Karl,
Heinz,
Curt / Kurt,
Werner,
Walter / Walther,
Günter / Günther,
Herbert,
Helmut / Helmuth,
Gerhard,
Rolf
|-
|1930
|
Ursula,
Helga,
Gisela,
Inge,
Gerda,
Ingrid,
Ingeborg,
Ilse,
Edith,
Hildegard
|
Günter / Günther,
Hans,
Carl / Karl,
Heinz,
Werner,
Gerhard,
Horst,
Helmut / Helmuth,
Walter / Walther,
Curt / Kurt,
Rolf
|-
|1940
|
Karin,
Ingrid,
Helga,
Renate,
Elke,
Ursula,
Erika,
Christa,
Gisela,
Monika
|
Peter,
Klaus / Claus,
Hans,
Jürgen,
Dieter,
Günter / Günther,
Horst,
Manfred,
Uwe,
Wolfgang
|-
|1950
|
Brigitte,
Renate,
Karin,
Angelika,
Monika,
Ursula,
Ingrid,
Marion,
Barbara,
Gisela, Regina
|
Peter,
Hans,
Wolfgang,
Klaus / Claus,
Manfred,
Jürgen,
Michael,
Bernd,
Werner,
Günter / Günther
|-
|1960
|
Sabine,
Susanne,
Petra,
Birgit,
Gabriele,
Andrea,
Martina,
Ute,
Heike,
Angelika
|
Thomas,
Michael,
Andreas,
Peter,
Frank,
Uwe,
Klaus / Claus,
Stefan / Stephan,
Jürgen,
Jörg
|-
|1970
|
Nicole,
Anja,
Claudia,
Stefanie / Stephanie,
Andrea,
Tanja,
Katrin / Catrin / Kathrin,
Susanne,
Petra,
Sabine
|
Stefan / Stephan,
Michael,
Andreas,
Thomas,
Frank,
Markus / Marcus,
Christian,
Oliver,
Matthias,
Torsten
|-
|1980
|
Julia,
Katrin / Catrin / Kathrin,
Stefanie / Stephanie,
Melanie,
Sandra,
Anja,
Nicole,
Nadine,
Christina,
Sabrina
|
Christian,
Michael,
Sebastian,
Stefan / Stephan,
Jan,
Daniel,
Martin,
Dennis,
Alexander,
Thomas
|-
|1990
|
Julia,
Sarah / Sara,
Jennifer,
Katharina,
Lisa,
Christina,
Jessika / Jessica,
Anna,
Laura,
Melanie
|
Jan,
Tobias,
Christian,
Alexander,
Daniel,
Patrick,
Dennis,
Sebastian,
Marcel,
Philipp
|-
|2000
|
Anna,
Lea / Leah,
Sarah / Sara,
Hannah / Hanna,
Michelle,
Laura,
Lisa,
Lara,
Lena,
Julia
|
Lukas / Lucas,
Jan,
Tim,
Finn / Fynn,
Leon,
Niklas / Niclas,
Tom,
Jonas,
Jannik / Yannik / Yannick / Yannic,
Luca / Luka
|-
|2010
|
Mia,
Hannah / Hanna,
Lena,
Lea / Leah,
Emma,
Anna,
Leonie / Leoni,
Lilli / Lilly / Lili,
Emily / Emilie,
Lina
|
Leon,
Lukas / Lucas,
Ben,
Finn / Fynn,
Jonas,
Paul,
Luis / Louis,
Maximilian,
Luca / Luka,
Felix
|-
|2020
|
Mia,
Emilia,
Hannah / Hanna,
Emma, 
Sofia / Sophia,
Lina,
Ella,
Mila,
Clara,
Lea / Leah
|
Noah / Noa,
Ben,
Mateo / Matteo / Matheo / Mattheo,
Finn / Fynn,
Leon,
Elias / Elyas,
Paul,
Henry / Henri,
Luis / Louis,
Felix
|}