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Danish Names

Danish baby names include many names that are the familiar Danish spins on pan-European names: consider Frederik and Kristen. And then there are the Danish names not usually found outside Copenhagen and environs, such as Bendt (the Danish form of Benedict) or Jesper (an intriguing spin on Jasper). A small country connected to the European mainland and separated by water from the other Scandinavian lands, Denmark has its own distinct culture including names.

If your family has Danish roots or you have other reasons you're seeking a Danish name for your baby, our complete collection of Danish names for girls and boys is here. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

If you'd like to browse a wider selection of names, go here to browse our full collection of Scandinavian names.

Lillebror

Meaning: little brother

Origin:Swedish
6959
Corcan

Meaning: little heart

Origin:Manx
7371
Bechette

Meaning: little spade

Origin:French
7702
Realtin

Meaning: little star

Origin:Irish
2678
Pol

Meaning: small

Origin:Breton and Catalan form of Paul
2995
Brigham

Meaning: little village near the bridge

Origin:English
3042
Cantara

Meaning: little bridge

Origin:Arabic
7895
Adva

Meaning: small wave; ripple

Origin:Hebrew
8081
Alona

Meaning: little rock, or harmony, concord

Origin:Variation of Alana, Irish
8088
Pau

Meaning: small; peace

Origin:Catalan variant of Paul
8631
Perkin

Meaning: little Peter

Origin:English
8634
Kotori

Meaning: small bird; songbird

Origin:Japanese
8646
Donnan

Meaning: small brown-haired child

Origin:Irish
8833
Reiltin

Meaning: little star

Origin:Irish
8959
Durie

Meaning: small or black stream

Origin:Scottish surname
9217
Baby

Meaning: foreign woman

Origin:English word name, diminutive of Barbara, Latin
6904
Paul

Meaning: small

Origin:Latin
265