Top five girl names
Alma, Agnes, Ella, Freja, and Clara.
DK ranking · 2020
Most popular baby names in Denmark in 2020.
Alma and Alfred lead the 2020 list. Explore every reviewed rank through 50, recorded counts, ties, and the exact scope behind the numbers.
Almanumber-one girl name
Alfrednumber-one boy name
100ranked names listed
28,344recorded uses in these rows
Top five boy names
Alfred, Oscar, Carl, Noah, and William.
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What changed in 2020?
This is the first reviewed year in our 2020–2025 series, so it provides the baseline for later comparisons.
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Top girl names in 2020
Source-derived rank and recorded count for Denmark. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alma | 514 |
| 2 | Agnes | 456 |
| 3 | Ella | 448 |
| 4 | Freja | 439 |
| 5 | Clara | 432 |
| 6 | Emma | 432 |
| 7 | Sofia | 423 |
| 8 | Karla | 398 |
| 9 | Anna | 375 |
| 10 | Ellie | 363 |
| 11 | Olivia | 363 |
| 12 | Alberte | 359 |
| 13 | Nora | 359 |
| 14 | Asta | 357 |
| 15 | Laura | 347 |
| 16 | Josefine | 345 |
| 17 | Ida | 341 |
| 18 | Luna | 339 |
| 19 | Frida | 331 |
| 20 | Lily | 314 |
| 21 | Ellen | 300 |
| 22 | Mathilde | 286 |
| 23 | Astrid | 270 |
| 24 | Isabella | 255 |
| 25 | Aya | 231 |
| 26 | Esther | 227 |
| 27 | Lærke | 219 |
| 28 | Maja | 219 |
| 29 | Emily | 217 |
| 30 | Andrea | 216 |
| 31 | Victoria | 209 |
| 32 | Liva | 208 |
| 33 | Marie | 204 |
| 34 | Vilma | 197 |
| 35 | Saga | 191 |
| 36 | Mille | 188 |
| 37 | Sofie | 185 |
| 38 | Emilie | 183 |
| 39 | Leonora | 174 |
| 40 | Rosa | 172 |
| 41 | Liv | 171 |
| 42 | Merle | 171 |
| 43 | Hannah | 162 |
| 44 | Lea | 161 |
| 45 | Molly | 160 |
| 46 | Alba | 156 |
| 47 | Sara | 153 |
| 48 | Gry | 149 |
| 49 | Alva | 146 |
| 50 | Johanne | 145 |
Top boy names in 2020
Source-derived rank and recorded count for Denmark. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfred | 520 |
| 2 | Oscar | 516 |
| 3 | Carl | 503 |
| 4 | Noah | 503 |
| 5 | William | 497 |
| 6 | Oliver | 463 |
| 7 | Aksel | 454 |
| 8 | Arthur | 453 |
| 9 | Valdemar | 432 |
| 10 | Lucas | 429 |
| 11 | Malthe | 422 |
| 12 | Emil | 413 |
| 13 | August | 400 |
| 14 | Victor | 398 |
| 15 | Elias | 370 |
| 16 | Elliot | 335 |
| 17 | Felix | 315 |
| 18 | Magnus | 310 |
| 19 | Hugo | 298 |
| 20 | Anton | 291 |
| 21 | Theo | 281 |
| 22 | Liam | 280 |
| 23 | Viggo | 277 |
| 24 | Nohr | 272 |
| 25 | Otto | 269 |
| 26 | Theodor | 257 |
| 27 | Lauge | 253 |
| 28 | Frederik | 249 |
| 29 | Matheo | 243 |
| 30 | Anker | 239 |
| 31 | Adam | 232 |
| 32 | Loui | 231 |
| 33 | Storm | 218 |
| 34 | Alexander | 214 |
| 35 | Johan | 209 |
| 36 | Konrad | 206 |
| 37 | Villads | 204 |
| 38 | Erik | 202 |
| 39 | Albert | 188 |
| 40 | Pelle | 186 |
| 41 | Walter | 181 |
| 42 | Marius | 180 |
| 43 | Milas | 174 |
| 44 | Christian | 171 |
| 45 | Benjamin | 167 |
| 46 | Asger | 162 |
| 47 | Vilhelm | 157 |
| 48 | Vincent | 157 |
| 49 | Villum | 152 |
| 50 | Bjørn | 151 |
Publisher
Statistics Denmark
Reviewed data
Publisher artifact
Geographic scope
Denmark
Release
Final reviewed release for 2020
Coverage
50 girl names and 50 boy names
Reviewed data licence
CC BY 4.0
Source review
Checked 6 August 2026
Source methodology
CPR first-name data for births during 2020 among residents on 1 July 2021. Statistics Denmark groups spelling variants and displays the most-used spelling. Official sequential rank and grouped count are preserved for the published top 50 per category.
Questions about the list
Read the ranking without losing the context.
What are the most popular baby names in Denmark?
Alma is the number-one girl name and Alfred is the number-one boy name in the reviewed 2020 release.
What area does this list cover?
It covers Denmark exactly. It should not be read as a ranking for a broader geography.
How are tied names shown?
The reviewed data does not contain a tied position within the ranks shown on this page.
How complete is the page?
The page includes every reviewed row through rank 50 for both categories: 50 girl names and 50 boy names. Counts are retained from the source; display-casing normalization is documented in the methodology.
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