Most Popular Names Germany/East 1996
| Description: | Most popular names for female newborns in East Germany (formerly GDR) 1996 |
| Source: | Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (GfdS) |
| Series: | Germany/East |
| Following list: | 1997 |
| Previous list: | 1995 |
| Highest new entries: | Michelle (new at 8), Vanessa (new at 9) |
| Largest rises: | Anna +1 (now at 4), Sofie +1 (now at 5) |
| Largest falls: | Julia -2 (now at 6), Jessica -2 (now at 10) |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maria | Graph | |
| 2 | Lisa | Graph | |
| 3 | Laura | Graph | |
| 4 | Anna |  1 | Graph |
| 5 | Sofie | 1 | Graph |
| 6 | Julia |  2 | Graph |
| 7 | Sarah | Graph | |
| 8 | Michelle |  | Graph |
| 9 | Vanessa | | Graph |
| 10 | Jessica | 2 | Graph |