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