Alexandra vs Malin
Alexandra 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 2025, Alexandra was ranked #212 and Malin #167 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alexandra was ranked #215 and Malin #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Alexandra and Malin over time
Alexandra and Malin appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 2025, Malin moved ahead of Alexandra in Norway · Girls — #159 and #164 the year before became #212 and #167.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alexandra and Malin changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1966 and 2025, ending at #212 and #167.
- Longest-running competitions
Alexandra and Malin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #212 and #167.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1966–2025
Alexandra held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Malin in 56.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #70 in 2004, Malin #3 in 1998.
The order changed in 2025: Malin moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #159 and #164; by 2025 that had become #212 and #167.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexandra #212, Malin #167.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2002–2024
Alexandra held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Malin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #56 in 2002, Malin #2120 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alexandra #215, Malin #3015.
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 | Alexandra | 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #141 (2025) | Norway · Girls #167 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alexandra has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Malin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Alexandra
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #400 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2015
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1993 (recorded 1969–2015).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #212 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
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