Names in German-speaking Switzerland
1,244,287 first forenames across 5,184 recorded names, 2000 to 2025 – 71.17% of Switzerland.
What sets German apart
Names given far more often here than in the rest of Switzerland. The language regions share a name pool – almost every name appears in all of them – so what separates them is proportion, not presence.
| Name | Share here | Share elsewhere | Births here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronja | 0.20% | 0.003% | 2,546 |
| Nick | 0.18% | 0.004% | 2,188 |
| Janis | 0.22% | 0.005% | 2,731 |
| Levin | 0.36% | 0.009% | 4,471 |
| Leano | 0.18% | 0.005% | 2,287 |
| Jael | 0.18% | 0.005% | 2,187 |
| Malea | 0.18% | 0.005% | 2,184 |
| Andrin | 0.28% | 0.009% | 3,527 |
| Silvan | 0.20% | 0.006% | 2,529 |
| Laurin | 0.24% | 0.010% | 2,978 |
| Lars | 0.27% | 0.012% | 3,324 |
| Noel | 0.21% | 0.010% | 2,610 |
| Ladina | 0.15% | 0.008% | 1,868 |
| Linus | 0.19% | 0.010% | 2,358 |
| Jasmin | 0.20% | 0.010% | 2,506 |
Share of all first forenames given in the language region, against the same name's share across the other 3, over 26 years.
Top of 2025
Most given, 2000–2025
Source: Bundesamt für Statistik, Vornamen der Neugeborenen. The same records as the national page, split by the language of the area a child was born in. BFS splits the bilingual cantons itself, so Bern, Fribourg, Valais and Jura each count towards two regions and Graubünden towards three. A region is where the birth was registered, not what the family speaks at home. The same caveats as the national figures apply, because these are the same records.