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What names did parents give their children more frequently last year? The answer is Hanna and Noah. They are the most popular baby names in 2019. This was announced by the German Language Society (GfdS) in Wiesbaden.
In the girls category, Emma took second place for the most common names, just one point less, followed by Mia in third place, Ben and Paul are in the front row of the boys.
Girl
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Hannah / Hanna
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Emma
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Mine
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Emilia
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Sophia / Sofia
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Lina
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Clara / Klara
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She
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Mila
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Marie
Boys
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Noah
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Ben
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Paul
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Lion
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Luis / Louis
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Henry / Henri
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Felix
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Elijah
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Jonas
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Finnish
Mild names remain dominant, especially for girls, said GfdS linguist and board member Damaris Nübling. “Children’s names are more colorful in some ways.” Its vowel and consonant spectrum is significantly richer.
For the first time this year, the GfdS has consistently differentiated between the name and the later names. In the past, language researchers have primarily evaluated a general list. The GfdS is based on data from 700 registry offices across the country, which would cover 89 percent of all births.
The scientist pointed out that almost nothing fundamentally changes in the appointment from year to year. However, this looks very different if you look at the decades.
In the 1950s and 1960s, short and somewhat harsh boy names were modern, like Peter, Werner, or Klaus, Nübling explained. In contrast, the girls at the time were often called Gabriele, Ursula, or Angelika, so they had longer, more fluid names. It was not until the 1970s that the boy’s names became longer and more colorful, with Michael, Christian or Andreas.
According to Nübling, names ending with the vowel “a” were only conceivable for girls for a long time. That changed from the 90s. After 2000, even names like Luka or Noah reached the top of the ranking.
According to the expert, the favorites of the years to come are at the bottom of the 2019 name lists: here, the children have been working in Matteo (rank 13), Liam (20) or Milan (14) for several years. In girls, the expert sees potential for Ida (18), Frieda (13) or Charlotte (17).
