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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.

Berrty The name Berrty is one of the many suitable ...
Origin:German
13065
Bertina Bertina is an adorable name that is commonly...
Origin:German
14451
Lauris Lauris is usually a name that belongs to gir...
Origin:Latvian
15718
Susanne This name is of American origin and the mean...
Origin:American
7838
Rike Rike is a gender-neutral baby name that occu...
Origin:Old German
10465
Resi Resi is a Greek name traditionally associate...
Origin:Greek
8715
Stefanie The meaning of Stefanie is 'crown' or 'victo...
Origin:German
8979
Tresa The meaning of Tresa is 'a strong person' or...
Origin:German
16045
Friederika Friederika is a name generally given to a pa...
Origin:German
13220
Heinricka Heinricka is a famous baby boy's name that h...
Origin:German
19148
Rosalinde Rosalinde is an attractive and unusual name ...
Origin:German
11772
Editha According to Old English, the meaning of Edi...
Origin:English
10644
Anastasie Anastasie is a name that is usually consider...
Origin:Greek
7679
Agna Agna is a name that is most often given to g...
Origin:Greek
6888
Jutte The name Jutte is a name of Jewish origin mo...
Origin:Hebrew
9142
Helmine Some parents feel that name of their kids ca...
Origin:German
12642
Line Line can be a beautiful name for a French ba...
Origin:Nordic
11662
Luzi Luzi is an Italian-originated name derived f...
Origin:Italian
10065
Theresia The meaning of Theresia is 'harvester', and ...
Origin:Greek
7842
Amalea Amalea is a Latin-originated baby name tradi...
Origin:Latin
9570