Most Popular Names Germany/West 1978
| Description: | Most popular names for female newborns in West Germany (formerly FRG) 1978 |
| Source: | Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (GfdS) |
| Series: | Germany/West |
| Following list: | 1979 |
| Previous list: | 1977 |
| Highest new entries: | Maria (new at 5), Nadine (new at 9) |
| Largest rises: | Nicole +3 (now at 3), Daniela +2 (now at 8) |
| Largest falls: | Sandra -3 (now at 6), Stefanie -1 (now at 2) |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine + Christina |  1 | Graph |
| 2 | Stefanie |  1 | Graph |
| 3 | Nicole | 3 | Graph |
| 4 | Melanie | 1 | Graph |
| 5 | Maria |  | Graph |
| 6 | Sandra | 3 | Graph |
| 7 | Kathrin | Graph | |
| 8 | Daniela | 2 | Graph |
| 9 | Nadine | | Graph |
| 10 | Julia | | Graph |