| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone | Danish diminutive of Magdalene (Magdalena); used as an independent female given name. | Danish, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Mallene | From Magdalene - 'of Magdala' (literally 'from Magdala', often associated with 'tower') | Danish, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Maloo | Varies by origin: diminutive 'Mary–Louise' (Malou/Malu); 'pledge' or associated with Saint Malo (Breton); 'thanks' or 'well‑being' in Polynesian context (mālō). | Danish, Samoan, Tongan | Unisex | — | |
| Margrethe | Pearl | Danish, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Mie | Varies by origin/kanji. In Japanese often written with kanji such as 美恵 ('beautiful blessing') or 美江 ('beautiful river'). As a Danish/Norwegian diminutive of Marie, it is linked to Maria (traditionally rendered as 'beloved' or 'bitter' depending on interpretation). | Danish, Japanese, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Nete | Typically 'grace' or 'favor' via Annette/Anne/Hannah; when from Hebrew Neta, 'plant' or 'seedling'. | Danish, Hebrew, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Nichi | Victory of the people | Danish, Greek | Boy | — | |
| Nicolaj | Victory of the people | Danish, Greek | Boy | — | |
| Nikoline | Victory of the people | Danish, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Nynne | No established lexical meaning; used as a modern Danish diminutive/pet name - possibly related to names like Nina/Ninna or from Danish 'ny' ('new'). | Danish, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Orm | Snake, serpent | Danish, English, Icelandic, Norman, Norse, Norwegian, Swedish | Boy | — | |
| Palle | Derived from Paulus - 'small' or 'humble' | Danish, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Phylbirte | A constructed name combining 'leaf' or 'love' with 'exalted/bright' - roughly 'beloved and exalted' (or, less commonly, 'leaf-bright'). | Danish | Girl | — | |
| Pou | Varies by origin. Often a diminutive of Paul (from Latin Paulus, 'small' or 'humble') in Scandinavian contexts; in Khmer it is used as a common family or given name without a single agreed English translation. | Danish, French, Khmer, Scandinavian | Unisex | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Rikke | Derived from 'ric' - 'ruler' or 'powerful ruler' | Danish | Girl | — | |
| Rytter | Rider; mounted soldier or horseman (occupational name) | Danish, Norwegian | Boy | — | |
| Sidse | Blind | Danish, Latin | Girl | — | |
| Sidsel | Derived from Cecilia, meaning 'blind' (from Latin caecus). | Danish, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Sissel | Blind | Danish, Latin, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| Stine | Follower of Christ; Christian | Danish, Norwegian | Girl | — | |
| 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 | — | |
| Ulrikke | Inherited wealth and power | Danish, Germanic, Norwegian, Old High German | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Danish-origin name in our dataset.
