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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.

Ryan

Meaning: little king

Origin:Irish
1849
Lane

Meaning: a small roadway or path

Origin:English
427
Lane

Meaning: a small roadway or path

Origin:English
2000
Lennon

Meaning: lover

Origin:Irish
597
Aidan

Meaning: little and fiery

Origin:Irish
785
Usdi

Meaning: baby

Origin:Cherokee
11357
Undine

Meaning: little wave

Origin:Latin
2637
Kiera

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
485
Ciara

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
701
Kiernan

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
4263
Kiernan

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
4263
Renny

Meaning: little prosperous one

Origin:Anglicized variation of Irish Raithnait
6062
Renny

Meaning: little prosperous one

Origin:Irish
11763
Pipaluk

Meaning: sweet little thing who belongs to me

Origin:Greenlandic
4753
Rochelle

Meaning: little rock

Origin:French
2079
Brogan

Meaning: small shoe

Origin:Irish
2766
Madden

Meaning: little dog

Origin:Irish
1061
Ursula

Meaning: little female bear

Origin:Latin
656
Roxana

Meaning: dawn; or, little star

Origin:Persian
979
Carlin

Meaning: little champion

Origin:Irish
6527