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
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Soren | 703 | A male given name from Danish, an anglicized spelling of Danish Søren. Wiktionary |
| Maren | 654 | A female given name from Danish. Wiktionary |
| Gunner | 597 | A male given name, variant of Gunnar. Wiktionary |
| Naya | 336 | A female given name, a less common spelling of Naja. Wiktionary |
| Anders | 232 | A male given name from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, or Swedish, equivalent to English Andrew. Wiktionary |
| Annelise | 226 | A female given name, combination of Anne and Lise, also spelled Anne-Lise. Wiktionary |
| Karen | 175 | A female given name from Danish. Wiktionary |
| Aksel | 155 | A male given name, equivalent to English Axel. Wiktionary |
| Naia | 133 | A female given name, a less common spelling of Naja. Wiktionary |
| Asta | 71 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Iver | 66 | A male given name, a less common form of Ivar. Wiktionary |
| Danni | 53 | A male given name, variant of Danny. Wiktionary |
| Vivi | 49 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Tage | 36 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Randi | 34 | A female given name, equivalent to Norwegian Randi. Wiktionary |
| Ebba | 32 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Mads | 28 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Jesper | 25 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Carsten | 24 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Ole | 21 | A male given name from Danish. Wiktionary |
| Christen | 20 | A male given name, variant of Christian. Wiktionary |
| Zenia | 17 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Mikkel | 17 | A male given name, variant of Michael. Wiktionary |
| Kathrine | 15 | A female given name, variant of Katrine, equivalent to English Catherine. Wiktionary |
| Severin | 15 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Torsten | 14 | A male given name from Danish, popular in the 1960s and 1970s. Wiktionary |
| Edel | 13 | A female given name, equivalent to English Ethel or Adela, short form of compound names beginning with the Germanic element adal, edel “noble” Wiktionary |
| Lis | 11 | A female given name, short form of Lisa and Lise ( =Elizabeth) Wiktionary |
| Betina | 10 | A female given name, variant of Bettina. Wiktionary |
| Jette | 8 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Dorthea | 7 | A female given name, equivalent to English Dorothy. Wiktionary |
| Antonie | 7 | A female given name, masculine equivalent Anton. Wiktionary |
| Henning | 7 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Michella | 6 | A female given name, masculine equivalent Michael. Wiktionary |
| Kaj | 5 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Cathrine | 0 | A female given name, variant of Katrine. Wiktionary |
| Laurine | 0 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Dagmar | 0 | A female given name from the Germanic languages of Danish origin, in occasional use since the end of the 19th century. Wiktionary |
| Michala | 0 | A female given name, masculine equivalent Michael. Wiktionary |
| Regine | 0 | A 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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