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Danish Names for Boys

There are 10 Danish names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Danish names 1 to 10. Christian was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, French, German, and Scandinavian, and it was followed in popularity by the English Eric, Kyler, and the English, French, and German name, Roger. The unusual Danish names are Gustaf (German and Scandinavian), Holger (German and Scandinavian), Preben (Scandinavian), Tycho (Scandinavian), Viggo (Scandinavian), and Waldemar (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian).

Danish names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names rose in popularity from the 1900s up to the 1970s; prior to that, they were of only occasional use. At the height of their usage in 1972, 1.703% of baby boys were given Danish names. There were 3 Danish names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Danish names have since experienced a decline in frequency. In 2007, 4 Danish names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.986%. Within all Danish names, the English, French, German, and Scandinavian Christian was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #22 and a usage of 0.6345%.

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Christian Popularity Trend of Christian
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 22 22 ... Christian, follower ... is a traditional Danish first name ...

Eric Popularity Trend of Eric
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 83 83 ... lone ruler ... into Britain by Danish settlers prior to the ...

Gustaf Popularity Trend of Gustaf
from 1900 to 2007. ... staff of the gods, staff of the Goths ... led a rebellion against Danish rule of Sweden. ...

Holger ... island; spear ... borne by the legendary Danish hero Holger Danske, ...

Kyler Popularity Trend of Kyler
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 279 279 ... archer, bowman ... name is possibly from a Danish surname, or else a ...

Preben ... first, leading; fight, ... is from the medieval Danish Pridbjørn, itself a ...

Roger Popularity Trend of Roger
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 467 467 ... famous warrior ... borne by a legendary Danish king who was mentioned ...

Tycho ... hitting the mark ... and later by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe ...

Viggo ... fight, war ... evolved from the Old Danish Vigge, itself a short ...

Waldemar Popularity Trend of Waldemar
from 1900 to 2007. ... power; rule; great, ... name was borne by four Danish kings, including ...



Popularity Trend
for Danish Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Danish Names
in 2006