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Danish names, by how often Americans give them

75 names in U.S. records come from Danish, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Soren (703 babies), then Maren and Gunner.

Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.

Danish names given in the U.S., most given first

The dot marks the sex of most U.S. babies given the name.
NameBirths 2025Since 1880Wiktionary says
Soren70311,625A male given name from Danish, an anglicized spelling of Danish Søren. Wiktionary
Maren65413,064A female given name from Danish. Wiktionary
Gunner59723,508A male given name, variant of Gunnar. Wiktionary
Naya3366,563A female given name, a less common spelling of Naja. Wiktionary
Anders2328,031A male given name from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, or Swedish, equivalent to English Andrew. Wiktionary
Annelise2266,523A female given name, combination of Anne and Lise, also spelled Anne-Lise. Wiktionary
Karen175990,774A female given name from Danish. Wiktionary
Aksel1552,561A male given name, equivalent to English Axel. Wiktionary
Naia1332,228A female given name, a less common spelling of Naja. Wiktionary
Asta71408A female given name. Wiktionary
Iver661,789A male given name, a less common form of Ivar. Wiktionary
Danni532,766A male given name, variant of Danny. Wiktionary
Vivi49728A female given name. Wiktionary
Tage36616A male given name. Wiktionary
Randi3430,799A female given name, equivalent to Norwegian Randi. Wiktionary
Ebba32953A female given name. Wiktionary
Mads28254A male given name. Wiktionary
Jesper25245A male given name. Wiktionary
Carsten242,377A male given name. Wiktionary
Ole212,125A male given name from Danish. Wiktionary
Christen2013,706A male given name, variant of Christian. Wiktionary
Zenia171,770A female given name. Wiktionary
Mikkel17906A male given name, variant of Michael. Wiktionary
Kathrine1515,775A female given name, variant of Katrine, equivalent to English Catherine. Wiktionary
Severin15914A male given name. Wiktionary
Torsten14705A male given name from Danish, popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Wiktionary
Edel13556A female given name, equivalent to English Ethel or Adela, short form of compound names beginning with the Germanic element adal, edel “noble” Wiktionary
Lis11360A female given name, short form of Lisa and Lise ( =Elizabeth) Wiktionary
Betina101,016A female given name, variant of Bettina. Wiktionary
Jette8162A female given name. Wiktionary
Dorthea72,437A female given name, equivalent to English Dorothy. Wiktionary
Antonie7807A female given name, masculine equivalent Anton. Wiktionary
Henning7302A male given name. Wiktionary
Michella61,104A female given name, masculine equivalent Michael. Wiktionary
Kaj5515A male given name. Wiktionary
Cathrine07,716A female given name, variant of Katrine. Wiktionary
Laurine02,526A female given name. Wiktionary
Dagmar01,592A female given name from the Germanic languages of Danish origin, in occasional use since the end of the 19th century. Wiktionary
Michala01,545A female given name, masculine equivalent Michael. Wiktionary
Regine01,388A female given name, equivalent to English Regina. Wiktionary

Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.

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