German is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #1209 in 2017 with 152 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 41.1%. In 2017, approximately 1 in every 12,173 boys born was named German. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.