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