https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The most popular German baby names for 2019 have been released - including for every region of the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20200511/germanys-most-popular-baby-names-revealed Mon, 11 May 2020 14:53:48 +0200 germanys-most-popular-baby-names-revealed Every year, hobby researcher Knud Bielefeld rifles through hundreds of thousands of names to identify the most popular choices of German parents. https://www.thelocal.de/20191231/revealed-germanys-most-popular-baby-names-of-2019 Tue, 31 Dec 2019 10:22:45 +0100 revealed-germanys-most-popular-baby-names-of-2019 The top baby names favoured by parents in Germany are in...and there’s a new frontrunner for the boys. https://www.thelocal.de/20190502/these-are-germanys-most-popular-baby-names Thu, 02 May 2019 17:48:58 +0200 these-are-germanys-most-popular-baby-names Emma and Ben topped the most popular names charts again in 2018. At the other end of the spectrum, Tulip, Bellatrix and Donaldo were some of the most unusual to feature. https://www.thelocal.de/20181228/ben-and-emma-germanys-most-popular-names-in-2018 Fri, 28 Dec 2018 12:13:30 +0100 ben-and-emma-germanys-most-popular-names-in-2018 With the recent release of a list of the leading baby names in Germany this year, “Ben” and “Emma” have come out on top. https://www.thelocal.de/20171229/ben-emma-top-baby-names-2017 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 13:51:48 +0100 ben-emma-top-baby-names-2017 After a registrar in central Germany refused to certify documents submitted by a couple to name their child Lucifer, the district court got involved. Months later the parents were persuaded to give their child another name. https://www.thelocal.de/20171026/parents-convinced-not-to-name-child-lucifer-after-court-hearing Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:15:09 +0200 parents-convinced-not-to-name-child-lucifer-after-court-hearing Germans once again stuck with tradition for naming their babies last year, as a new report shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20170412/these-are-germanys-most-popular-baby-names-2016 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 13:38:35 +0200 these-are-germanys-most-popular-baby-names-2016 There's little change in the 2015 list of new parents' favourite baby names, with some German classics holding on to the top spots. https://www.thelocal.de/20160331/sophie-and-maximilian-german-classics-top-baby-name-list Thu, 31 Mar 2016 16:45:22 +0200 sophie-and-maximilian-german-classics-top-baby-name-list "Emma" has dethroned the reigning "Mia" as the favourite baby girl name in Germany, it was announced on Tuesday, as a list of top baby names of 2014 was published. Mia had held the top spot for five years, in an increasingly internationalised-sounding list. https://www.thelocal.de/20141230/ben-emma-german-baby-names-2014 Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:17:00 +0100 ben-emma-german-baby-names-2014 German parents kept it short and sweet when picking a name for their new bundles of joy this year. The most popular baby names in 2011 were Mia for girls and Ben for boys. https://www.thelocal.de/20111229/39813 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:45:00 +0100 39813 Maximilian and Sophie were Germany’s most popular baby names in 2010, according to an annual list published by the Association for German Language (GfdS) this week, which also revealed unusual names that were rejected by officials. https://www.thelocal.de/20110304/33491 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 09:07:00 +0100 33491