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Danish

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Danish: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #590 to #3256.200020052010201520202025#590#3256
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#1040
1997#874
1998#850
1999#948
2000#773
2001#590
2002#753
2003#653
2004#749
2005#653
2006#1048
2007#711
2008#1024
2009#1218
2010#1201
2011#1124
2012#977
2013#931
2014#1721
2015#1902
2016#1903
2017#2324
2018#1455
2019#1869
2020#2682
2021#2125
2022#1609
2023#2325
2024#2443
2025#3256

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2004: #506 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #749 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1040 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #506 in Republic of Ireland in 2004.

Danish's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#32566HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#24439HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#23259HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#160915HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#212510HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#26827HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#186912HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#145517HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#23249HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#190312HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#190212HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#172113HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#93131HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#97729HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#112423HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#120121HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#121820HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#102425HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#71139HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#104821HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#65340HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#74930HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#65333HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#75325HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#59032HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#77322HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#94816HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#85018HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#87417HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#104013HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandmale#5063HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Danish is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Danish, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2001Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#590 in 2001
Republic of Ireland20041#506 in 2004
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Danish

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #506 in Republic of Ireland in 2004. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.