Most Popular Names Germany 1998
| Description: | Most popular names for female newborns in united Germany 1998 |
| Source: | Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (GfdS) |
| Series: | Germany |
| Following list: | 1999 |
| Previous list: | 1997 |
| Highest new entries: | |
| Largest rises: | Anna +2 (now at 3), Anne +2 (now at 3) |
| Largest falls: | Marie -4 (now at 5), Sarah -3 (now at 9) |
| Note: | Rankings with limited informative value: First names and second names are counted equally despite second names playing a rather small role in everyday life of Germans |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria | Graph | |
| 2 | Julia |  1 | Graph |
| 3 | Anna + Anne | 2 | Graph |
| 4 | Sophie |  2 | Graph |
| 5 | Marie | 4 | Graph |
| 6 | Laura | 2 | Graph |
| 7 | Lisa | Graph | |
| 8 | Vanessa | 1 | Graph |
| 9 | Sarah | 3 | Graph |
| 10 | Katharina | 2 | Graph |