The first name Volker
A unisex name.
2 syllables Unisex Also a surname
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Volker at birth, 1880–2025
In 1960, 5 boys born in the United States were named Volker, the 4,572nd most popular boys’ name that year.
5
babies named Volker since 1880
#4,572
rank in 1960
1960
peak year
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.
Famous people named Volker
25 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Volker SchlöndorffGerman film director, screenwriter and film producer (born 1939)
- Volker FinkeGerman association football player and manager, born 1948
- Volker ZotzAustrian religious studies scholar, born 1956
- Volker TürkAustrian politician and United Nations human rights chief (born 1965)
- Volker BeckEast German sprinter and hurdler, born 1956
- Volker BruchGerman actor, born 1980
- Volker StrassenGerman mathematician and algorithms researcher (b.1936)
- Volker ZerbeGerman handball player, born 1968
- Volker WinklerEast German cyclist, born 1957
- Volker FischerGerman fencer (b.1950)
- Volker RüheFormer German politician, born 1942
- Volker FriedField hockey player, born 1961
Questions
- When was Volker most popular?
- 1960 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Volker, its highest rank at 4,572nd.
- Is Volker also a surname?
- Yes. Volker is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.