Everything will come back someday: What applies in fashion also applies to first names. Right now, many old German names are experiencing a renaissance. Everywhere on the playgrounds you can hear parents "Greta!", "Emma!" or "Oskar!" call.

But some baby names seem to have been a one-hit wonder. For a while, they led the charts without a doubt - but since then it goes downhill.

We researched a bit in the rankings and found ten boy names that seem to be dying out. Unless someone dares and finally calls his baby Hans again?

10 once popular boy names that are slowly dying out:

• Wilhelm
• Heinz
• Hans
• Walter
• Joseph
• Alfred
• serious
• August
• wolfgang
• Herbert

But there are also names that are always modern. Which lie ahead with the boys, we reveal here:

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