Denmark is second-most populous Nordic country, after Sweden. (The three smaller Nordic countries are Finland, Norway, and Iceland.)
Last year, Denmark welcomed 58,430 babies. The most popular names among these babies? Ella and William.
Here are Denmark’s top 50 girl names and top 50 boy names of 2022:
Girl Names
- Ella, 442 baby girls
- Freja, 413
- Alma, 409
- Frida, 403
- Agnes, 389
- Luna, 383
- Ida, 381
- Nora, 378
- Olivia, 377
- Sofia, 376
- Emma, 375
- Clara, 361
- Asta, 358
- Alberte, 337 (tie)
- Karla, 337 (tie)
- Lily, 321
- Ellie, 320
- Anna, 315
- Ellen, 303
- Esther, 292
- Astrid, 238
- Isabella, 235
- Lærke, 234
- Josefine, 231
- Laura, 226
- Mathilde, 220
- Emily, 215 (tie)
- Mille, 215 (tie)
- Merle, 207
- Saga, 201
- Victoria, 199
- Aya, 197 (tie)
- Maja, 197 (tie)
- Marie, 192
- Vera, 191
- Leonora, 181
- Hannah, 179
- Vilma, 176
- Andrea, 165
- Liva, 160
- Liv, 159
- Elina, 158
- Lea, 156 (tie)
- Molly, 156 (tie)
- Gry, 153
- Eva, 151
- Johanne, 149
- Ingrid, 146 (tie)
- Rosa, 146 (tie)
- Emilie, 137
Boy Names
- William, 560 baby boys
- Karl, 466
- Emil, 459
- Oscar, 455
- Malthe, 452
- Noah, 446
- Valdemar, 432
- Aksel, 428
- August, 398 (tie)
- Oliver, 398 (tie)
- Lucas, 396
- Alfred, 391
- Theo, 376
- Elias, 370
- Arthur, 364
- Otto, 332
- Elliot, 325
- Felix, 314
- Victor, 299
- Magnus, 296
- Hugo, 281
- Viggo, 277
- Matheo, 276
- Louie, 268
- Liam, 258
- Lauge, 257
- Anton, 252
- Theodor, 246
- Anker, 234
- Konrad, 233
- Nohr, 219
- Holger, 214
- Frederik, 205
- Alexander, 192
- Adam, 187
- Erik, 186
- Storm, 183
- Ebbe, 182 (tie)
- Luca, 182 (tie)
- Vincent, 174
- Albert, 173 (tie)
- Pelle, 173 (tie)
- Milas, 169
- Walter, 166
- Marius, 164 (tie)
- Vilhelm, 164 (tie)
- Asger, 161 (tie)
- Johan, 161 (tie)
- Christian, 159
- Villads, 152
The Kingdom of Denmark also includes two autonomous regions: Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
The top baby names in the Faroes in 2022 were Eva and Bartal (which is related to Bartholomew). Here’s more:
Girl names (Faroes) | Boy names (Faroes) |
1. Eva, 7 baby girls 2. Anna, 5 (4-way tie) 3. Elvira, 5 (4-way tie) 4. Olivia, 5 (4-way tie) 5. Sólja, 5 (4-way tie) 6. Bára, 4 (7-way tie) 7. Bjarta, 4 (7-way tie) 8. Bjørg, 4 (7-way tie) 9. Lilja, 4 (7-way tie) 10. Lív, 4 (7-way tie) 11. Ronja, 4 (7-way tie) 12. Tóra, 4 (7-way tie) | 1. Bartal, 7 baby boys 2. Baldur, 5 (7-way tie) 3. Brandur, 5 (7-way tie) 4. Kristian, 5 (7-way tie) 5. Lukas, 5 (7-way tie) 6. Niels, 5 (7-way tie) 7. Nóa, 5 (7-way tie) 8. Rókur, 5 (7-way tie) 9. Gilli, 4 (4-way tie) 10. Mattias, 4 (4-way tie) 11. Ragnar, 4 (4-way tie) 12. Tóki, 4 (4-way tie) |
Names used a single time in the Faroes last year include the girl names Døgg (“dew”) and Royða (“tufa“) and the boy names Bogi (“bow”) and Sproti (“sprout”).
Greenland’s top baby names of 2022, on the other hand, are still unknown at this point. Why? Because whoever edited the country’s English-language statistical booklet, Greenland in Figures 2023 [PDF], forgot to update the small section about baby names on page seven. :)
In 2021, the top baby names in Denmark were Alma and Oscar, the top baby names in the Faroes were Lea/Lív and Jónas, and the top baby names in Greenland were Lea/Luna and Aputsiaq/Marco.
Update, Jul. 2024: Greenland’s top baby names of 2022 — Inuk and Leo for boys, Aviana and Ivalu for girls — were finally included in Greenland’s 2024 [PDF] booklet. :)
Sources: Names of newborn children – Statistics Denmark, Births – Statistics Denmark, Nordic Countries – Wikipedia, Statistical Database (Names) – Hagstova Føroya, Nordic Names
Image: Adapted from Flag of Denmark (public domain)