Origin Name Explorer
Danish Baby Names
Explore 120 Danish names — meanings, origins, and popularity trends, all in one place.
Popular Danish Names
- Axel
- Annalise
- Maren
- Annelise
- Aksel
- Karen
- Kristen
- Nicolai
- Kirsten
- Aage
- Vivi
- Tage
- Torben
- Morten
- Grethe
- Thorvald
- Frederik
- Mads
- Freja
- Trine
- Peer
- Rikke
- Evald
- Jesper
- Bjarne
- Ebbe
- Lone
- Dorthe
- Svend
- Ole
- Jens
- Mikkel
- Flemming
- Niels
- Birgitte
- Verner
- Bente
- Margrethe
- Kathrine
- Christen
- Jannik
- Jonna
- Merete
- Lis
- Betina
- Nikolaj
- Esben
- Holger
- Jette
- Majken
- Lauritz
- Signe
- Birgit
- Thorben
- Dorthea
- Gyda
- Anker
- Kaj
- Kirstine
- Malou
- Jannick
- Ulrik
- Valdemar
- Hanne
- Liva
- Nanna
- Katrine
- Mette
- Else
- Dagmar
- Inge
- Maiken
- Solvej
- Lene
- Malene
- Mie
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- aage
- aase
- agnete
- agnethe
- aksel
- anker
- annalise
- annelise
- asger
- axel
- benedikte
- bent
- bente
- benthe
- betina
- birgit
- birgitte
- birte
- birthe
- bjarne
- bodil
- christen
- dagmar
- ditte
- dorthe
- dorthea
- ebbe
- else
- esben
- evald
- flemming
- frederik
- frederikke
- frej
- freja
- gitte
- gorm
- grethe
- gyda
- hanne
- helle
- holger
- iben
- inge
- jannick
- jannik
- jens
- jeppe
- jesper
- jette
- jonna
- kaj
- karen
- kathrine
- katrine
- kirsten
- kirstine
- kristen
- lauge
- laurits
- lauritz
- lene
- line
- lis
- liva
- lone
- lykke
- mads
- maiken
- majken
- malene
- malou
- malte
- malthe
- maren
- margrethe
- merete
- mette
- mie
- mikkel
- morten
- mynte
- nanna
- nicolai
- niels
- nikolaj
- ole
- peer
- pernille
- preben
- rigmor
- rikke
- signe
- sille
- sine
- smilla
- solvej
- stine
- svend
- tage
- thorben
- thorvald
- tilde
- torben
- trine
- ulrik
- valdemar
- verner
- vibeke
- vigga
- villads
- villum
- vivi
Frequently Asked Questions About Danish Names
How many Danish baby names are there?
Our database has 120 Danish baby names — 77 girl names and 67 boy names — each with meaning, cultural origin, and (where birth-registry data exists) historical popularity trends.
What are popular Danish girl names?
Browse the popular names grid above, sorted by current popularity rank, or see the dedicated Danish girl names page for every Danish girl name in our database with its meaning.
What are popular Danish boy names?
The popular names grid above includes Danish boy names ranked by current popularity — or see the dedicated Danish boy names page for the full list.
Are Danish names becoming more popular?
Click through to any individual name page to see its year-by-year popularity trend — rising, falling, or stable — based on birth-registry data from 25+ countries.