Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: hardly given today
GermanIn Hebrew: גרמן · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
German (Hebrew: גרמן) is a boy's name of international origin. 496 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its peak year was 1970, with 18 babies.
- People in Israel
- 496
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- —
- not in the list
- Peak year
- 1970
- 18 babies
- USA, 2025
- 112
- rank #1,539
Writing and saying German
In Hebrew letters the name is גרמן, read right to left. German is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.
We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.
German by year: Israel and abroad
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
German in English-speaking countries
| Country / region | Year | Babies | Rank | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2025 | 112 | #1,539 | 1991 (304) |
Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for German has every year and the other spellings.
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about German
How do you write German in Hebrew?
German is written גרמן in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.
How many people in Israel are named German?
496 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name גרמן: 19 women and 477 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is German a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 96.2% of the people named גרמן are men.
Is German used outside Israel?
The name German appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 112 boys were given it in 2025 (#1,539), per the Social Security Administration.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.
Abroad
- United States: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)
Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications - National Data
Years 1880–2025 · updated 2026-04-13 · licence: Public domain (U.S. Government work) · names given to fewer than 5 babies a year are not published
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