German
Meaning
“Spanish form of Germanus, Latin for 'brother'”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. German peaked in the 1980s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
622 people · the #11,515 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 40
Among people named German living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet German
Most people given the name German in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The German you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The German deep dive
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