The first name Dutch
A boy’s name from German meaning “german”, “low german”, “dutch”.
Pronounced /dʌt͡ʃ/ 1 syllable Male
Meaning and origin
German origin
Dutch means “german”, “low german”, “dutch” in German.
PIE word *tewtéh₂ From Middle English Duch (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Middle Low German dütsch, düdesch (“German, Low German, Dutch”) and Middle Dutch dūtsch, dūtsc (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of one’s people”), derived from *þeudō (“people”), from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂. Doublet of Deutsch and Doitsu. Compare Middle English thedisch (“native, endemic”) from Old English þēodisċ (“of one’s people”), Old Saxon thiudisk (German Low German düütsch (“German”)), Old High German diutisc (modern German deutsch (“German”)), modern Dutch Duits (“German”) alongside elevated Diets (“Dutch”) (a secondary distinction, fully accepted only in the 19th century). See also Derrick, Teuton, Teutonic. The pejorative senses (Dutch courage, Dutch wife, Dutch uncle, etc.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Dutch last appeared in the official list in 2013, given to 3 boys.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Dutch with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Dutch at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 55 boys born in the United States were named Dutch, the 2,458th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2012, when 55 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Dutch in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Dutch
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Dutch SchultzAmerican mobster in the 1920s and 1930s
- Dutch RuppersbergerAmerican politician, born 1946
More German boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Dutch mean?
- Dutch means “german”, “low german”, “dutch” in German.
- What is the origin of the name Dutch?
- PIE word *tewtéh₂ From Middle English Duch (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Middle Low German dütsch, düdesch (“German, Low German, Dutch”) and Middle Dutch dūtsch, dūtsc (“German, Low German, Dutch”), from Proto-West Germanic *þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of one’s people”),…
- How popular is the name Dutch?
- In 2013, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Dutch, ranking 4,685th.
- Is Dutch a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,446 US babies named Dutch since 1880 were boys.
- When was Dutch most popular?
- 2012 in the United States, when 55 babies were named Dutch, its highest rank at 2,337th.
- How do you pronounce Dutch?
- Dutch is /dʌt͡ʃ/, one syllable.