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Labour Ministry Reveals Most Common Bürgergeld First Names, AfD Demands Answers

The AfD’s renewed request alleges the ministry misclassified first names to obscure migration data

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Die häufigsten Vornamen von Bürgergeldempfängern in Deutschland lauten Michael, Andreas und Thomas.
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Overview

  • The ministry released the 14 most common first names of Bürgergeld recipients as of June 2025 in response to an AfD parliamentary inquiry.
  • The list ranks Michael (19,200), Andreas (16,200), Thomas (15,700) and Daniel (14,800) as the top names and includes 13,700 Ahmad and 13,500 Ali among others indicating migration backgrounds.
  • AfD MP Raimond Scheirich has filed a follow-up request alleging “sleight of hand tricks” in the ministry’s grouping of similar names and has not yet received a response.
  • Experts warn that first names alone do not provide a reliable indication of recipients’ migration backgrounds or socio-economic needs.
  • The dispute revives debate over personal data privacy versus parliamentary transparency, echoing a 2023 Berlin court ruling that deemed a similar name-disclosure refusal unlawful.