Top five girl names
Alma, Ida, Clara, Ella, and Olivia.
DK ranking · 2021
Most popular baby names in Denmark in 2021.
Alma and Oscar lead the 2021 list. Explore every reviewed rank through 50, recorded counts, ties, and the exact scope behind the numbers.
Almanumber-one girl name
Oscarnumber-one boy name
100ranked names listed
29,211recorded uses in these rows
Top five boy names
Oscar, Karl, William, Oliver, and Alfred.
Compared with 2020
What changed in 2021?
Names are matched by publisher spelling and category. A rise means a better source-derived rank than in the previous annual release.
Girl-name risers
- Ida#17 to #2
- Hannah#43 to #30
- Luna#18 to #8
- Saga#35 to #25
New to this top 50: Vera, Elina.
Boy-name risers
- Otto#25 to #17
- August#13 to #6
- Vincent#48 to #41
- Alexander#34 to #28
New to this top 50: Karl, Holger, Ebbe, Luca.
Top girl names in 2021
Source-derived rank and recorded count for Denmark. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alma | 482 |
| 2 | Ida | 474 |
| 3 | Clara | 437 |
| 4 | Ella | 436 |
| 5 | Olivia | 428 |
| 6 | Freja | 425 |
| 7 | Emma | 420 |
| 8 | Luna | 411 |
| 9 | Agnes | 410 |
| 10 | Nora | 398 |
| 11 | Karla | 393 |
| 12 | Sofia | 393 |
| 13 | Anna | 387 |
| 14 | Ellie | 370 |
| 15 | Asta | 356 |
| 16 | Lily | 356 |
| 17 | Alberte | 353 |
| 18 | Frida | 313 |
| 19 | Josefine | 306 |
| 20 | Laura | 299 |
| 21 | Esther | 297 |
| 22 | Ellen | 287 |
| 23 | Astrid | 267 |
| 24 | Isabella | 259 |
| 25 | Saga | 245 |
| 26 | Aya | 242 |
| 27 | Lærke | 237 |
| 28 | Marie | 223 |
| 29 | Liva | 220 |
| 30 | Hannah | 219 |
| 31 | Mathilde | 214 |
| 32 | Maja | 213 |
| 33 | Vilma | 213 |
| 34 | Merle | 209 |
| 35 | Victoria | 205 |
| 36 | Mille | 199 |
| 37 | Liv | 190 |
| 38 | Emily | 189 |
| 39 | Sofie | 183 |
| 40 | Leonora | 178 |
| 41 | Molly | 178 |
| 42 | Lea | 176 |
| 43 | Andrea | 175 |
| 44 | Gry | 172 |
| 45 | Emilie | 167 |
| 46 | Vera | 161 |
| 47 | Rosa | 156 |
| 48 | Alva | 153 |
| 49 | Elina | 148 |
| 50 | Johanne | 147 |
Top boy names in 2021
Source-derived rank and recorded count for Denmark. Tied positions are preserved.
| Rank | Name | Recorded |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar | 562 |
| 2 | Karl | 555 |
| 3 | William | 520 |
| 4 | Oliver | 494 |
| 5 | Alfred | 470 |
| 6 | August | 462 |
| 7 | Valdemar | 458 |
| 8 | Malthe | 452 |
| 9 | Arthur | 451 |
| 10 | Emil | 447 |
| 11 | Lucas | 439 |
| 12 | Aksel | 435 |
| 13 | Noah | 427 |
| 14 | Victor | 395 |
| 15 | Elias | 375 |
| 16 | Theo | 355 |
| 17 | Otto | 340 |
| 18 | Viggo | 319 |
| 19 | Magnus | 306 |
| 20 | Felix | 301 |
| 21 | Elliot | 300 |
| 22 | Nohr | 293 |
| 23 | Liam | 291 |
| 24 | Matheo | 291 |
| 25 | Anton | 289 |
| 26 | Hugo | 267 |
| 27 | Loui | 264 |
| 28 | Alexander | 254 |
| 29 | Theodor | 249 |
| 30 | Frederik | 248 |
| 31 | Konrad | 244 |
| 32 | Lauge | 243 |
| 33 | Anker | 241 |
| 34 | Albert | 235 |
| 35 | Johan | 215 |
| 36 | Storm | 209 |
| 37 | Adam | 199 |
| 38 | Milas | 197 |
| 39 | Erik | 195 |
| 40 | Pelle | 195 |
| 41 | Vincent | 189 |
| 42 | Villads | 185 |
| 43 | Villum | 183 |
| 44 | Marius | 182 |
| 45 | Christian | 181 |
| 46 | Holger | 174 |
| 47 | Ebbe | 169 |
| 48 | Walter | 168 |
| 49 | Luca | 167 |
| 50 | Benjamin | 162 |
Publisher
Statistics Denmark
Reviewed data
Publisher artifact
Geographic scope
Denmark
Release
Final reviewed release for 2021
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 2021 among residents on 1 July 2022. 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 Oscar is the number-one boy name in the reviewed 2021 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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