Popular and traditional Danish names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Denmark. 105 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Alice | Noble; Of noble kind | 👧 Girl | International, Portuguese |
| Anna | Grace (Анна); Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Ukrainian |
| Elias | Elijah; My God is the Lord | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International |
| Emma | Whole; Universal | 👧 Girl | International |
| Fatima | One who abstains; Daughter of the Prophet; Our Lady of Fátima; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Isabella | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | International, Spanish |
| Leo | Lion | 👦 Boy | International |
| Liam | Resolute protector | 👦 Boy | International |
| Lucas | From Lucania; Light | 👦 Boy | International |
| Maria | Beloved; Star of the sea (Mary) | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, International |
| Maryam | Mary, mother of Jesus | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Mia | Mine; Beloved | 👧 Girl | International |
| Mohammed | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Muhammad | Praiseworthy; The Prophet of Islam | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Noah | Rest; Comfort | 👦 Boy | International |
| Nour | Light | 🧒 Unisex | Arabic |
| Oliver | Olive tree | 👦 Boy | International |
| Olivia | Olive tree | 👧 Girl | International |
| Omar | Long-lived; Flourishing | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Sofia | Wisdom (София) | 👧 Girl | Greek, International, Spanish |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Agnes | Pure; Holy | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Aksel | Leopard; Father of peace | 👦 Boy | Amazigh, Norse |
| Alexander | Defender of people | 👦 Boy | International |
| Alma | Soul; Nourishing | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Astrid | Divinely beautiful | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Axel | Father of peace | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Clara | Bright; Clear | 👧 Girl | International, Portuguese |
| Daniel | God is my judge | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Spanish |
| David | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, Hungarian, Slavic |
| Ebba | Strength of a boar | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Elena | Torch; Bright light (Елена) | 👧 Girl | Greek, International |
| Ella | All; Light | 👧 Girl | International |
| Elsa | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Emil | Rival; Eager | 👦 Boy | International |
| Erik | Eternal ruler | 👦 Boy | Norse, Armenian |
| Eva | Life | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Slavic |
| Felix | Lucky; Fortunate | 👦 Boy | International, French |
| Frida | Peace | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Gabriel | God is my strength | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, Spanish, International |
| Hamza | Strong; Steadfast; Uncle of the Prophet | 👦 Boy | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Hugo | Mind; Intellect | 👦 Boy | International |
| Ibrahim | Abraham; Father of nations | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Ida | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | German, Norse |
| Isak | He will laugh (Isaac) | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Jonas | Dove; God is gracious (John) | 👦 Boy | International, Lithuanian |
| Julia | Youthful | 👧 Girl | International, Portuguese |
| Laura | Laurel; Victory | 👧 Girl | International, Portuguese |
| Layla | Night | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Lea | Leah; Delicate | 👧 Girl | International, French |
| Lina | Tender palm tree; Delicate | 👧 Girl | Arabic, International |
| Linnea | Twinflower | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Liv | Life | 👧 Girl | Dutch, Norse |
| Magnus | Great | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Maja | Great; Mother (Maia) | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Matteo | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | International |
| Max | The greatest | 👦 Boy | International |
| Nora | Light; Honour | 👧 Girl | International |
| Oscar | Divine spear; Friend of deer | 👦 Boy | International |
| Oskar | Divine spear | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Saga | Seeing one; The goddess Saga | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Samuel | God has heard | 👦 Boy | Hebrew, International, French, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Sara | Princess; Pure | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Slavic |
| Sofie | Wisdom | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Theo | God; Divine gift | 👦 Boy | International, Portuguese |
| Victoria | Victory | 👧 Girl | International, English, Spanish |
| Wilma | Resolute protector | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Yasmin | Jasmine flower (Persian) | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Portuguese |
| Zainab | Fragrant flower; Daughter of the Prophet; The Prophet's daughter | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Urdu |
| Anders | Manly (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Arne | Eagle | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Embla | The first woman in Norse myth | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Frederik | Peaceful ruler | 👦 Boy | Danish |
| Harald | Army ruler | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Hedda | Battle | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Ingeborg | Ing's protection | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Ingrid | Ing's beauty | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Ivar | Bow warrior | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Karin | Pure | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Kirsten | Christian; Follower of Christ | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Knut | Knot | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Lars | Laurel; Crowned with laurel | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Leif | Heir; Descendant | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Mads | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | Danish |
| Malthe | Mighty warrior | 👦 Boy | Danish |
| Nils | Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Olof | Ancestor's heir | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Rasmus | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Danish, Estonian |
| Rune | Secret lore | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Selma | Godly helmet; Peace; Safe | 👧 Girl | Norse, Bosnian |
| Signe | New victory | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Sigrid | Beautiful victory | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Sigurd | Victory guardian | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Solveig | Sun strength | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Søren | Stern; Severe | 👦 Boy | Danish |
| Sven | Young man | 👦 Boy | Dutch, Norse |
| Thor | Thunder; The Norse god of thunder | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Torsten | Thor's stone | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Tove | Beautiful Thor | 👧 Girl | Norse |
| Viktor | Victor; Conqueror (Виктор) | 👦 Boy | Latin, International |
| Ylva | She-wolf | 👧 Girl | Norse |