Most Popular Names Germany/West 1981
| Description: | Most popular names for female newborns in West Germany (formerly FRG) 1981 |
| Source: | Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (GfdS) |
| Series: | Germany/West |
| Following list: | 1982 |
| Previous list: | 1980 |
| Highest new entries: | Katharina (new at 8), Anna (new at 10) |
| Largest rises: | Julia +4 (now at 3), Nadine +4 (now at 6) |
| Largest falls: | Nicole -3 (now at 9), Kathrin -2 (now at 7) |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine + Christina |  2 | Graph |
| 2 | Stefanie |  1 | Graph |
| 3 | Julia | 4 | Graph |
| 4 | Sabrina | 2 | Graph |
| 5 | Melanie | 1 | Graph |
| 6 | Nadine | 4 | Graph |
| 7 | Kathrin | 2 | Graph |
| 8 | Katharina |  | Graph |
| 9 | Nicole | 3 | Graph |
| 10 | Anna + Anne | | Graph |