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    Baby names

    Has your name become more or less popular? Search for a first name in our name barometer and see how its popularity has developed from 1985 to today. You can also view the top 50 most common names given to newborns.

    Name search

    Search for a first name and see how popular the name is for newborns.

     

    The statistics are based on the births taking place during a year and show which names have been given to the new babies. The name search covers the period from 1985 to the present. The statistics use data from the civil registration system (CPR). For children born before 1996, the statistics only include Danish nationals. Different spellings of the same name (such as Anni and Annie) appear separately. For reasons of discretion, the exact number is not shown in case of names held by fewer than three persons.

    There will always be a delay of approximately six months, as parents have six months to report the chosen name to the civil registration system (CPR). This means that not until July do we know what the most popular first names were for babies born the preceding year. The statistics are published mid-July.

    Top 50 baby names

    See the 50 most popular first names for babies – today and all the way back to 1985.


    On the statistics – documentation, sources and method

    Gain an overview of the purpose, contents and quality of the statistics. Learn about the data sources of the statistics, the contents of the statistics and how often they are published.

    See the documentation of statistics to learn more:

    Names

    Statistics on names covers first names and surnames in the Danish population and was established in 1995, initially as a project for the Department of Name Research at Copenhagen University.

    Contact

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    Phone: +45 23 49 83 26