Most Popular Names Germany 2000
| Description: | Most popular names for female newborns in united Germany 2000 |
| Source: | Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (GfdS) |
| Series: | Germany |
| Following list: | 2001 |
| Previous list: | 1999 |
| Highest new entries: | Sara (new at 10) |
| Largest rises: | Lea +3 (now at 6), Sophie +1 (now at 2) |
| Largest falls: | Sarah -4 (now at 10), Maria -1 (now at 3) |
| 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 | Marie | Graph | |
| 2 | Sophie |  1 | Graph |
| 3 | Maria |  1 | Graph |
| 4 | Anna + Anne | Graph | |
| 5 | Laura | Graph | |
| 6 | Lea | 3 | Graph |
| 7 | Julia | Graph | |
| 8 | Michelle | Graph | |
| 9 | Katharina | 1 | Graph |
| 10 | Sarah + Sara | 4 | Graph |