Emma and William the most popular names for new-borns in Denmark

In Copenhagen it was Olivia and Carl

The most popular names for new-borns in Denmark in 2014 were Emma and William. But when you look at the 10 electoral circuits in the nation (here in Danish), there is a huge difference.

Emma was in the top 5 in all ten circuits in Denmark, while the name was most popular in north Zealand, east Zealand, west and south Zealand, south Jutland and north Jutland.

In Copenhagen, Olivia was the most popular name for girls and on average 16 out of every 1,000 girls were given the name in 2014. But in the Greater Copenhagen circuit, the most popular girls name turned out to be Isabella.

In Bornholm the most popular girls name was Liva, in Funen it was Freja, in east Jutland it was Ida and in west Jutland it was Sofia, the most popular girls name nationally in 2013.

READ MORE: Top 10 most popular names for girls and boys

William still tops
For the boys, 2013 winner William remains the most popular boys name in six out of the ten circuits in Denmark, including Greater Copenhagen, north Zealand, west and south Zealand, Funen, south Jutland and east Jutland. On Copenhagen didn’t have it in its top 5, where Carl was the most popular.

In Bornholm, Benjamin and Villads were tied for first, while there were different top names in east Jutland (Victor), west Jutland (Lucas) and north Jutland (Malthe).

Check out the name barometer at Danmarks Statistik to see how popular your name has been in Denmark over the past 30 years.

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