Most Popular Names Germany/West 1979
| Description: | Most popular names for female newborns in West Germany (formerly FRG) 1979 |
| Source: | Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (GfdS) |
| Series: | Germany/West |
| Following list: | 1980 |
| Previous list: | 1978 |
| Highest new entries: | Tanja (new at 9) |
| Largest rises: | Julia +5 (now at 5), Kathrin +3 (now at 4) |
| Largest falls: | Nicole -3 (now at 6), Daniela -2 (now at 10) |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine + Christina | Graph | |
| 2 | Stefanie | Graph | |
| 3 | Melanie |  1 | Graph |
| 4 | Kathrin | 3 | Graph |
| 5 | Julia | 5 | Graph |
| 6 | Nicole |  3 | Graph |
| 7 | Sandra | 1 | Graph |
| 8 | Nadine | 1 | Graph |
| 9 | Tanja |  | Graph |
| 10 | Daniela | 2 | Graph |