Here is a list of German names that start with I. The page includes German names for boys and girls from different eras, as well as last names.
The list is divided into several sections. The modern names are baby names and other names popular in the 2000s, while the traditional names are those common among people born in the 1900s. Some names that have remained popular over the years appear on both lists.
Most of the first names come from data provided by Beliebte-Vornamen.de, a site that lists the most common German names over the years. The surnames are the 1,000 German family names that are currently the most popular. All of the names also appear in my Random German Name Generator.
- Traditional Male German Names that Start with I
- Modern Male German Names that Start with I
- Traditional German Names that Start with I
- Modern Female German Names that Start with I
- German Last Names that Start with I
There are more modern than traditional names on the lists, as I’ve used a larger pool of modern names. The names popular in the 2000s include the 500 most common German names today, as well as the top 10 names from previous years, while the results from the 1900s only include the top 10 names for each year. Therefore, the lengths of the lists don’t necessarily imply that a particular initial has become more popular over the years.
Retro German Boy Names That Begin with I
There are no German boy names starting with I that were popular in the 1900s. Such names were traditionally uncommon because the letter had few roots in old Germanic or Christian naming traditions. The recent rise of I names reflects increasing multiculturalism and global naming trends.
Trendy German Boy Names Starting with I (2000s)
- Ian
- Ibrahim
- Idris
- Ilay
- Ilja
- Ilyas
- Imran
- Isa
- Isaac
- Ismail
- Issa
- Ivan
- Ivar
German Female Baby Names Popular in the 1900s, Starting with I
- Ida
- Ilse
- Inge
- Ingeborg
- Ingrid
- Irma
- Irmgard
German Girl Names Starting with I Popular Now
- Ida
- Ikra
- Ilaria
- Iman
- Imani
- Ina
- Inara
- Inaya
- Iris
- Irma
- Isa
- Isabell
- Isabella
- Isra
- Iva
- Ivana
- Ivy
Classic German Surnames Beginning with Letter I
- Idelson
- Ihrig
- Ilgner
- Ilsung
- Imboden
- Imhoff
- Immergut
- Immerwahr
- In der Maur
- Innerhofer
- Irmer
- Isenhour
- Isselhardt
- Ivens
There are no common German surnames beginning with I. These rare examples come from Wikipedia’s list of German-language surnames.
About This List
I have made similar lists of German names for all the letters of the alphabet from A to Z:
- Names that Start with A
- Names that Start with B
- Names that Start with C
- Names that Start with D
- Names that Start with E
- Names that Start with F
- Names that Start with G
- Names that Start with H
- Names that Start with I
- Names that Start with J
- Names that Start with K
- Names that Start with L
- Names that Start with M
- Names that Start with N
- Names that Start with O
- Names that Start with P
- Names that Start with Q
- Names that Start with R
- Names that Start with S
- Names that Start with T
- Names that Start with U
- Names that Start with V
- Names that Start with W
- Names that Start with X
- Names that Start with Y
- Names that Start with Z
About Arimo Travels
My website, Arimo Travels, mostly focuses on sustainable travel, although I do write about other topics related to cultures and randomness as well. Besides a random German name generator, I have also created a randomizer for German cities.