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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.

Davina

Meaning: little deer

Origin:Hebrew
921
Mannix

Meaning: a little monk

Origin:Irish
3464
Egan

Meaning: little fire

Origin:Variation of Aidan, Irish
1403
Loman

Meaning: small bare one or delicate

Origin:Irish or Serbo-Croatian
5307
Beacan

Meaning: tiny one

Origin:Irish
5769
Prewitt

Meaning: brave little one

Origin:French
5442
Attila

Meaning: little father

Origin:Hungarian
1547
Jenkin

Meaning: little John

Origin:Flemish
6732
Del

Meaning: small valley

Origin:English, diminutive
2265
Banning

Meaning: small, fair one

Origin:Irish
8128
Feeny

Meaning: little raven

Origin:Irish
4323
Hagan

Meaning: little fire

Origin:Irish
3662
Quennel

Meaning: dweller at the little oak tree

Origin:French
5109
Hackett

Meaning: little hewer

Origin:German occupational name
8229
Kibibi

Meaning: little lady

Origin:Swahili
9157
Joliet

Meaning: little pretty one

Origin:French
8370
Parnell

Meaning: little Peter

Origin:French
3763
Gwenno

Meaning: little bright one

Origin:Welsh
9115
Edan

Meaning: little fire; era

Origin:Irish and Hebrew
4585
Orsa

Meaning: little female bear

Origin:Italian variation of Ursula
4156