Named after the Botanischer Garten (botanical garden) nearby.
The botanical garden was moved from Schöneberg to land of the royal Domäne Dahlem, where it was laid out from 1899 – hence its usual name, Botanischer Garten Dahlem, although the site lies in Lichterfelde. The station opened on 1 May 1909; its staircase was designed as a ‘greenhouse passage’ in reference to the garden.