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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.

Keira

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
372
Rowan

Meaning: rowan tree; little redhead

Origin:Scottish and Irish
35
Rowan

Meaning: rowan tree; little redhead

Origin:Scottish and Irish
452
Logan

Meaning: small hollow

Origin:Scottish
112
Logan

Meaning: little hollow

Origin:Scottish surname
1262
Yara

Meaning: friend, helper

Origin:Arabic
300
Cosette

Meaning: little thing

Origin:French literary nickname
445
Roxanna

Meaning: little star

Origin:Persian
2529
Roisin

Meaning: little rose

Origin:Irish
571
Beck

Meaning: small stream

Origin:English
659
Beck

Meaning: one living beside a small stream

Origin:Short form of Rebecca or English
6073
Ronan

Meaning: little seal

Origin:Irish
51
Kieran

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
109
Kieran

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
3263
Lorcan

Meaning: little, fierce

Origin:Irish
233
Beckett

Meaning: bee hive, little brook or bee cottage

Origin:English and Irish
115
Oisin

Meaning: little deer

Origin:Irish
300
Marceau

Meaning: little warrior

Origin:French variation of Marcel
849
Paolo

Meaning: small

Origin:Italian, variation of Paul
1266
Ryan

Meaning: little king

Origin:Irish
396