The most popular baby names in Denmark in 2025 were Alma and Oscar, according to new figures released by Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik) on 14 July. Alma rose from fourth place among girls’ names, while Oscar retained the top position for boys for the second consecutive year.
Seventeen out of every 1,000 girls born in Denmark in 2025 were named Alma. Among newborn boys, 18 per 1,000 received the name Oscar.
The official figures correspond to 499 girls named Alma and 540 boys named Oscar.
Denmark’s most popular baby names
Alma was followed in the girls’ ranking by Sofia, Agnes, Nora and Emma. Sofia recorded one of the largest movements near the top of the table, rising from eleventh place in 2024 to second in 2025.
The ten most popular girls’ names were:
- Alma
- Sofia
- Agnes
- Nora
- Emma
- Frida
- Ella
- Karla
- Freja
- Olivia
Oscar remained the leading boys’ name, followed by Karl and Alfred. Viggo climbed from eighteenth to eighth place, while Otto moved from seventeenth to tenth.
The ten most popular boys’ names were:
- Oscar
- Karl
- Alfred
- Noah
- August
- Oliver
- Theo
- Viggo
- William
- Otto
Alma returns to the top
Both Alma and Oscar have previously occupied first place in Denmark’s baby-name rankings.
Oscar had already been the country’s most frequently chosen boys’ name in 2024, when 483 newborns received the name. Its total increased to 540 in 2025.
Alma moved from fourth place to first. It replaced Emma, which fell to fifth position after leading the girls’ list in 2024.
The popularity of the two names also varied across Denmark. Alma was the leading girls’ name in East Zealand and Funen, while Oscar topped the boys’ ranking in East Zealand, West Jutland and North Jutland.
Elmer and Vilde make the largest gains
The strongest increase among boys’ names was recorded by Elmer, which rose 39 positions. It moved from 78th place in 2024 to 39th in 2025, when 188 newborn boys received the name.
Svend also returned to the top 50 with a significant rise, moving from 71st to 36th place. Birk, Sigurd and Villads were the other new entries in the boys’ top 50.
Among girls, Vilde recorded the largest increase, rising from 60th to 49th position. Johanne and Viola also entered the top 50.
The names Merle, Kaja and Søs dropped out of the girls’ ranking. Among boys, Frederik and Marius fell from 44th and 46th place to 58th and 60th respectively. Vilhelm, Johan and Adam also left the top 50.
How Denmark records newborn names
Statistics Denmark compiles the ranking using information from the Danish Civil Registration System (Det Centrale Personregister, CPR).
The figures are based on a child’s first given name. Different spellings considered variants of the same name may be combined and displayed using the most common spelling.
The statistics are released in July because parents in Denmark have up to six months to register a child’s name. This creates a delay before a complete annual ranking can be published.
The 2025 results show that short, traditional names remain prominent in Denmark, while the rapid rise of names such as Elmer, Svend and Vilde also reflects renewed interest in older Nordic and Scandinavian naming traditions.
