According to data released by Statistics Denmark, the most popular baby names in the country in 2017 were Ida and William.
Here are Denmark’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:
Girl Names
1. Ida, 486 baby girls
2. Emma, 471
3. Sofia, 464
4. Ella, 413
5. Freja, 411
6. Josefine, 406
7. Alma, 389
8. Alberte, 388
9. Anna, 386
10. Agnes, 367
Boy Names
1. William, 565 baby boys
2. Noah, 495
3. Oscar, 486
4. Lucas, 475
5. Carl, 473
6. Victor, 455
7. Oliver, 455
8. Alfred, 444
9. Malthe, 439
10. Emil, 434
On the girls’ list, Ida replaced Sofia as the #1 name, and Josefine and Agnes replaced Clara and Laura in the top 10.
On the boys’ list, William replaced Noah as the #1 name, but the names in the top 10 overall remained the same.
Here are Denmark’s 2016 rankings.
Source: Names of newborn children – Statistics Denmark
Image: Adapted from Flag of Denmark (public domain)
