Agnete vs Malin
Agnete and Malincompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2019, Agnete was ranked #463 and Malin #144 among girls in Norway.
Agnete and Malin over time
Agnete and Malin appear together in 1 published list, across 45 years of shared records. Malin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Agnete in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Agnete reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Malin in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1970, Malin moved ahead of Agnete in Norway · Girls — #236 and #253 the year before became #428 and #177.
- Mirrored each other
Over 45 shared years in Norway · Girls, Malin rose about as far as Agnete fell — from #287 and #530 in 1966 to #463 and #144 in 2019.
- Longest-running competitions
Agnete and Malin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1966 to 2019, ending at #463 and #144.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1966–2019
Agnete held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Malin in 42.
Highest recorded here: Agnete #236 in 1969, Malin #3 in 1998.
The order changed in 1970: Malin moved ahead. In 1969 they stood at #236 and #253; by 1970 that had become #428 and #177.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Agnete #463, Malin #144.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Agnete | Malin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #463 (2019) | Norway · Girls #167 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agnete has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Malin.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Agnete
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #356 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2019
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1951–2019).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #463 among girls in Norway, in 2019.
Norway · Girls
Malin
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #530 among girls in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1966–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #167 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls