🇩🇰 Most Popular Baby Names in Denmark (2024)
Danmarks Statistik publishes annual baby name data from birth registrations across all Danish municipalities. Danish naming preferences combine classic Scandinavian names (Maja, Freja, Mathilde, Mikkel) with modern international favourites. Freja — the name of the Norse goddess of love — has been a perennial favourite in Denmark, reflecting a cultural pride in Norse heritage that is stronger in Denmark than in many neighbouring countries.
Data source: Danmarks Statistik · Year: 2024 · 30 girl names, 30 boy names
👧 Most Popular Girl Names in Denmark (2024)
#1EmmaGermanic
Meaning: Whole, universal
Emma is a Germanic name that was popular among medieval queens and has remained a top choice across Europe and North America for over a century.
#2SofiaGreek
Meaning: Wisdom
Sofia is the Slavic and southern European form of Sophia, meaning wisdom in Greek, and is the most popular girl's name in Italy and Spain.
#3IdaGermanic
Meaning: Work, labour
#4Freja
#5ClaraLatin
Meaning: Clear, bright, famous
Clara is the Latin feminine form of Clarus, meaning clear or famous, and was the name of the 13th-century saint Clara of Assisi.
#6AnnaHebrew
Meaning: Grace, favour
Anna is the Latinised form of the Hebrew Hannah, meaning grace, and has been a royal name across Russia, Denmark, Austria and Britain.
#7EllaGermanic
Meaning: All, completely
Ella developed as a short form of Eleanor or Elisabeth and has surged in popularity across Europe and North America since the early 2000s.
#8AlmaLatinArabic
Meaning: Nourishing, soul
Alma has roots in both Latin, meaning nourishing, and Arabic, meaning learned, and is a simple, elegant name popular across Scandinavia.
#9MajaGreekScandinavian
Meaning: Pearl; great
Maja is the Scandinavian form of Maya or Maria and is consistently among the most popular girl's names in Sweden and Germany.
#10MathildeGermanic
Meaning: Battle-mighty
#11LauraLatin
Meaning: Laurel
Laura was immortalised by the Italian poet Petrarch in the 14th century and remains a classic choice in Italy, Spain, Germany and beyond.
#12NoraLatinIrish
Meaning: Honour
Nora arose as a short form of Honora or Eleanor and has become an independently popular name across Ireland, Scandinavia and central Europe.
#13MiaHebrewScandinavian
Meaning: Mine; wished-for child
Mia began as a Scandinavian pet form of Maria and has become an international favourite, topping charts from Norway to the United States.
#14LaraLatinGreek
Meaning: Protection, citadel
Lara is a short form of Larissa, of Greek origin, and gained international recognition through the character in Boris Pasternak's novel Doctor Zhivago.
#15AstridNorse
Meaning: Divinely beautiful
Astrid is an Old Norse name meaning divinely beautiful and has been borne by queens of Norway and Sweden, making it a timeless Scandinavian classic.
#16SofieGreek
Meaning: Wisdom
#17CamilleLatinFrench
Meaning: Helper of the priest
Camille is the French form of Camilla, meaning helper of the priest in Latin, and is a consistently popular choice in France and Belgium.
#18NadiaSlavic
Meaning: Hope
#19Caroline
#20AmalieGermanic
Meaning: Work, industrious
#21IsabellaHebrewItalian
Meaning: My God is an oath
#22Frederikke
#23VictoriaLatin
Meaning: Victory
Victoria is the Latin word for victory and the name of a 19th-century British queen whose reign gave it enduring popularity across the world.
#24Cecilie
#25Emilie
#26Katrine
#27Josefine
#28Johanne
#29AnnikaHebrewScandinavian
Meaning: Grace, favour
#30Silje
👦 Most Popular Boy Names in Denmark (2024)
#1WilliamGermanic
Meaning: Resolute protector
William comes from the Germanic Willahelm, meaning resolute protector, and remains one of the most enduring royal names in the English-speaking world.
#2NoahHebrew
Meaning: Rest, comfort
Noah is a Hebrew name meaning rest or comfort, famous as the biblical patriarch who built the ark, and the most popular boy's name across much of Europe.
#3OliverLatinNorse
Meaning: Olive tree
Oliver has Norse and Latin roots linked to the olive tree and ancestor-descendants, and has been the top boy's name in England and Wales for several years.
#4Malthe
#5Mikkel
#6LukasLatinGreek
Meaning: Bringer of light
Lukas is the German and Scandinavian spelling of Luke, meaning bringer of light in Greek, and has been a consistent favourite in central Europe.
#7OscarNorseIrish
Meaning: God's spear; divine strength
Oscar is of Norse or Irish origin, possibly meaning friend of deer, and has been popular in Scandinavia and Ireland for generations.
#8LucasLatinGreek
Meaning: Bringer of light
Lucas is the Latin form of Luke, meaning bringer of light, and ranks highly across Europe and the Americas.
#9VictorLatin
Meaning: Conqueror
#10Magnus
#11FrederikGermanic
Meaning: Peaceful ruler
#12Emil
#13Anton
#14MadsHebrewDanish
Meaning: Gift of God
#15TobiasHebrew
Meaning: God is good
Tobias is the Greek form of the Hebrew Tobiah, meaning God is good, and has been a popular name in German-speaking countries for centuries.
#16Mathias
#17Rasmus
#18ChristianGreekLatin
Meaning: Follower of Christ
#19HenrikGermanicScandinavian
Meaning: Home ruler
#20JonasHebrew
Meaning: Dove
Jonas is the Greek and Latin form of the Hebrew Jonah, meaning dove, and is a consistently popular name across Germany, Austria and Scandinavia.
#21Kasper
#22LarsLatinScandinavian
Meaning: From Laurentum
#23MartinLatin
Meaning: Of Mars; warlike
Martin derives from the Roman Martinus, meaning of Mars or warlike, and was the name of a 4th-century saint whose cult spread across medieval Europe.
#24Nikolaj
#25DanielHebrew
Meaning: God is my judge
#26Jesper
#27Anders
#28SimonHebrew
Meaning: He has heard
Simon is the Greek form of the Hebrew Shimon, meaning he has heard, and was borne by two of the twelve apostles of Jesus.
#29Soren
#30MarcusLatin
Meaning: Of Mars; warlike
Data: Danmarks Statistik. Rankings reflect official birth registrations for 2024. Updated automatically from the national statistics registry. Browse all countries →