Danish Boy Names
Danish male names draw from Danish, with strong Old Norse and Christian (Latin/Greek) influences. Many traditional male forms are short hypocoristics ending in -s or -e, such as Mads, Niels, Jens, and Jeppe. Danish given names are not marked by grammatical gender, so maleness is signaled by established forms rather than morphology. The -sen patronymic belongs to surnames, not given names.
In modern use, short, familiar boy names are common, and long-standing classics remain widespread, while some older variants see reduced frequency. Examples from this tradition include Mads, Niels, Poul, Soren, Jeppe, Mogens, Henning, Preben, Palle, and Troels.
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| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
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| Soren | Stern, serious (from Latin 'Severus') | Danish, Scandinavian | Boy | 6,580 #1 | |
| Jenson | Son of Jens (i.e., son of John; John meaning 'God is gracious') | Danish, English, Scandinavian | Boy | 6,237 #2 | |
| Niels | Victory of the people | Danish, Dutch, Norwegian | Boy | 524 #3 | |
| Torben | Thor's bear | Danish, Old Norse | Boy | 234 #4 | |
| Mads | Gift of God | Danish, Norwegian, Scandinavian | Boy | 196 #5 | |
| Tycho | Thunder; fortune | Danish, Greek, Latin, Old Norse | Boy | 188 #6 | |
| Tage | Taker; receiver | Danish, Old Norse, Swedish | Boy | 177 #7 | |
| Jep | Supplanter; 'holder of the heel' | Danish | Boy | 113 #8 | |
| Henning | Diminutive of Henry/Heinrich - "home ruler" | Danish, Germanic, Norwegian | Boy | 91 #9 | |
| Madsen | Son of Mads (Mads is the Danish form of Matthew, meaning "gift of God") | Danish, Scandinavian | Boy | 73 #10 | |
| Klint | Cliff; settlement on a hill | Danish, English | Boy | 38 #11 | |
| Aros | River mouth; estuary | Danish, Norse | Boy | 5 #12 | |
| Ancher | From Danish 'Anker' meaning 'anchor' - figuratively 'one who anchors', steadfast or reliable. | Danish, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Barrit | Likely a variant of the surname Barrett, often interpreted as 'bear strength' or 'mighty as a bear'; can also reflect a Danish place-name origin. | Danish, English, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Bent | Blessed | Danish, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Dybryck | Likely 'deep ruler' or 'deep power' (from 'dyb' = deep + 'ric/rick' = ruler/power). | Danish | Boy | — | |
| Egede | Place-name origin; likely refers to an 'edge' or locality (farm/settlement) | Danish, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Eluf | Likely a Danish form related to Old Norse names - connected to Óláfr ('ancestor's descendant') and/or the element úlfr ('wolf') | Danish | Boy | — | |
| Esbern | God + bear ("divine bear") | Danish, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Esburn | Either 'god-bear' (Scandinavian origin) or 'east stream' (English toponymic origin). | Danish | Boy | — | |
| Gormant | Probably 'man/descendant of Gorm'; from Irish 'gorm' (blue) so possibly 'blue man' or 'son of Gorm'. | Danish, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Hrorek | Renowned, famous ruler | Danish, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Ib | Supplanter; 'holder of the heel' (from Jacob) | Danish | Boy | — | |
| Ibsyn | Son of Ib - Ib is the Danish form of Jacob, meaning "supplanter" | Danish, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Jeppe | Derived from Jacob - 'supplanter' or 'holder of the heel' | Danish, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Jørn | Earth-worker | Danish, Greek, Latin, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Launy | Unclear - likely a diminutive or regional form; possibly related to names derived from Laurentius ('laurel') or to pet forms of similar names. | Danish, Scandinavian | Boy | — | |
| Mogen | Likely from Danish Mogens/Magnus meaning 'great', or from Hebrew Magen meaning 'shield/protector'. | Danish, Dutch, Hebrew | Boy | — | |
| Mogens | Great; 'the great one' (from Latin 'Magnus' meaning 'great') | Danish | Boy | — | |
| Neilsen | Son of Niels (Niels = Danish form of Nicholas, meaning 'victory of the people') | Danish | Boy | — | |
| Nichi | Victory of the people | Danish, Greek | Boy | — | |
| Nicolaj | Victory of the people | Danish, Greek | Boy | — | |
| Orm | Snake, serpent | Danish, English, Icelandic, Norman, Norse, Norwegian, Swedish | Boy | — | |
| Palle | Derived from Paulus - 'small' or 'humble' | Danish, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Poul | Small; humble | Danish | Boy | — | |
| Povl | Small, humble | Danish | Boy | — | |
| Preben | From Slavic elements meaning 'to gain/approach' + 'glory' - roughly 'one who gains glory' | Danish | Boy | — | |
| Rytter | Rider; mounted soldier or horseman (occupational name) | Danish, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Sveinn | Boy, lad | Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Old Norse, Swedish | Boy | — | |
| Svend | Young man; boy | Danish, Old Norse | Boy | — | |
| Sweyn | Young man, boy; servant | Danish, Norse | Boy | — | |
| Thorbjørn | Thor's bear | Danish, Faroese, Norwegian, Old Norse | Boy | — | |
| Toke | Thor's spear | Danish, Old Norse | Boy | — | |
| Troels | Derived from Old Norse elements connected to the god Thor; broadly interpreted as 'Thor's ruler' or 'descendant of Thor'. | Danish | Boy | — | |
| Tue | Danish: traditional Scandinavian name (etymology uncertain). Vietnamese: 'wisdom, intelligence.' | Danish | Boy | — |
Danish Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Danish-origin name in our dataset.
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With data in 2025
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Births 2025
9,273
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