Most Popular Names Germany 2001
| Description: | Most popular names for female newborns in united Germany 2001 |
| Source: | Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (GfdS) |
| Series: | Germany |
| Following list: | 2002 |
| Previous list: | 2000 |
| Highest new entries: | Lisa (new at 10) |
| Largest rises: | Michelle +2 (now at 6), Sara +1 (now at 9) |
| Largest falls: | Lea -1 (now at 7), Julia -1 (now at 8) |
| 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 | Graph | |
| 3 | Maria | Graph | |
| 4 | Anna + Anne | Graph | |
| 5 | Laura | Graph | |
| 6 | Michelle |  2 | Graph |
| 7 | Lea |  1 | Graph |
| 8 | Julia | 1 | Graph |
| 9 | Sarah + Sara | 1 | Graph |
| 10 | Lisa |  | Graph |