1. Home
  2. TAGS

German Names for Girls

German names for girls include such classics as Alice and Emma along with many girls’ names that rank among the most fashionable today, both in Germany and the English-speaking world. Along with Alice and Emma, the top German girl names in the US Top 1000 today include Adele, Amelia, Annalise, Ella, Elsa, Emmeline, Millie, and Zelda. In Germany, unique girl names with modern style include Anja, Frieda, Ida, Maude, Romy, and Tilly.

The top girl names in Germany include both those popular throughout Europe and North America, such as Emma, Mia, and Sophia, along with girl names particular to Germany, such as Milan, Leni, and Neele, a German short form of Cornelia.

In Germanophone Switzerland, Emma and Emilia are the most popular German names or girls.

The roster of top German girl names includes German variations of many familiar names, often with a spelling twist. Emilia ranks among Germany’s top names rather than Amelia, Klara takes the place of Clara, Emilie stands in for Emily, Sofie and Lilli are used instead of the usual English versions Sophie and Lily.

You can browse the complete roster of German girl names on our website on this page, continued below. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

You may also want to explore our list of German boy names.

Meret

Meaning: pearl

Origin:German diminutive of Margarethe
4427
Rolanda

Meaning: famous in the land

Origin:German feminization of ROLAND
7823
Renate

Meaning: to be born again

Origin:Latin
4552
Vanda Vanda is usually a pretty, unique name for g...
Origin:German variation of Wanda
4493
Zilke

Meaning: blind

Origin:German diminutive of Cecilia or Celia
11382
Amori

Meaning: industrious

Origin:Spelling variation of Amory
3028
Amorie

Meaning: industrious

Origin:Spelling variation of Amory
4637
Amelina

Meaning: work

Origin:Old German form of Emmeline and Amelia
3930
Magda The name Magda is Polish and the meaning of ...
Origin:German variation of Magdalen
2966
Stefani The meaning of Stefani is 'crown' or 'glory'...
Origin:Spelling variation of Stephanie
9512
Tatjana

Meaning: from Latin family name

Origin:German, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
4564
Mareike

Meaning: bitter

Origin:German variation of Mary
4873
Constanz Constanz is a variation of the Latin name, C...
Origin:Latin
11989
Klarissa Klarissa is a name with Latin roots. The mea...
Origin:Latin
13333
Amelia

Meaning: work

Origin:German
23
Alice

Meaning: noble

Origin:German
7
Matilda

Meaning: battle-mighty

Origin:German
14
Ella

Meaning: all, completely; fairy maiden

Origin:German; English
85
Millie

Meaning: gentle strength; strong in work

Origin:Diminutive of Mildred or Millicent
123
Emma

Meaning: universal

Origin:German
102