The magnetic stability and electronic properties of a new MAX phase Cr2Ge2C are investigated using density functional theory (DFT) with the generalized gradient approximation GGA and GGA+U. Our work conducted predictive calculation of new nanolaminate Cr2Ge2C followed comparison with Ge-containing M2AX phases, the magnetic ground states are predicted as NM with GGA approximation and AFM configuration with GGA+U method. Our result have shown that the total and partial magnetic moment are greatly decreased rapidly to zero by adding Ge layer. Due to the extra Ge-layers, the TDOS of the Cr2Ge2C at the Fermi level reduces slightly compared with Cr2GeC and the Cr–C bond becomes more covalent compared with another study Cr2GeC. Finally, we hope that the theoretical study of the new MAX phase material is the first of a large family, which will give a plus in the future for experimenters and theoreticians.