German is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #1130 in 2016 with 171 recorded births. This places German in the top 8% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2001 with 274 births ranking #664. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 33.7%. In 2016, approximately 1 in every 11,095 boys born was named German. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.