| Description: | Most popular names for male newborns in united Germany 2016, only first names |
| Source: | Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (GfdS) |
| Series: | Germany First |
| Following list: | 2017 |
| Previous list: | 2015 |
| Highest new entries: | David (new at 14) |
| Largest rises: | Elias +6 (now at 2), Noah +4 (now at 6), Noa +4 (now at 6), Paul +4 (now at 7), Fynn +3 (now at 10) |
| Largest falls: | Maximilian -9 (now at 11), Felix -3 (now at 12), Lukas -2 (now at 9), Lucas -2 (now at 9), Louis -2 (now at 8) |
| Note: | Only first names are counted, any second names ignored, unlike in most other German name statistics |