Baby Names

The following is a comparison of the most popular male and female names for newborns chosen by German and American parents.

Male Baby Names
United States (Germany)

Jacob - (Maximilian)
Michael - (Alexander)
Joshua - (Leon)
Matthew - (Paul)
Ethan - (Lukas)
Joseph - (Felix)
Andrew - (Luca)
Christopher - (David)
Daniel - (Tim)
Nicholas - (Jonas)

Female Baby Names

Emily - (Marie)
Madison - (Sophie)
Hannah - (Maria)
Emma - (Anna)
Alexis - (Leah)
Ashley - (Laura)
Abigail - (Lena)
Sarah - (Leonie)
Samantha - (Julia)
Olivia - (Sarah)

The list of American names is according to the Social Security Administration data for 2002. The list of German names comes from statistics released this week by the Society for the German Language.