Alvilde vs Malak
Alvilde and Malakcompared 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, Alvilde was ranked #246 and Malak #347 among girls in Norway.
Alvilde and Malak over time
Alvilde and Malak appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Alvilde held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Malak in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Malak reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alvilde 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls22 shared years, 2004–2025
Alvilde held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Malak in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alvilde #176 in 2020, Malak #265 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alvilde #246, Malak #347.
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 | Alvilde | Malak |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #246 (2025) | Norway · Girls #347 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alvilde has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Malak.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alvilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #358 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #176 among girls in Norway, in 2020 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #246 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Malak
Popularity journey
First recorded1995
First recorded at #643 among girls in Norway in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1995–2025
Highest recorded position: #265 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1995–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #347 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls