Most Popular Names Germany/West 1997
| Description: | Most popular names for male newborns in West Germany (formerly FRG) 1997 |
| Source: | Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (GfdS) |
| Series: | Germany/West |
| Following list: | - |
| Previous list: | 1996 |
| Highest new entries: | Niklas (new at 7), Dominik (new at 8) |
| Largest rises: | Jan +5 (now at 4), Philipp +1 (now at 6) |
| Largest falls: | Michael -4 (now at 9), Christian -4 (now at 10) |
| Rank | Name | +/- | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander | Graph | |
| 2 | Maximilian |  1 | Graph |
| 3 | Lukas |  1 | Graph |
| 4 | Jan | 5 | Graph |
| 5 | Daniel | 1 | Graph |
| 6 | Philipp | 1 | Graph |
| 7 | Niklas |  | Graph |
| 8 | Dominik | | Graph |
| 9 | Michael | 4 | Graph |
| 10 | Christian | 4 | Graph |