Anh vs Malin
Anh 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Anh was ranked #5687 and Malin #2346 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Anh was ranked #2728 and Malin #2728 among boys in England and Wales.
Anh and Malin over time
Anh and Malin appear together in 2 published lists, across 22 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.
Anh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Anh and Malin changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2002 and 2023, ending at #5687 and #2346.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2002–2023
Anh held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Malin in 7.
Highest recorded here: Anh #2019 in 2009, Malin #2120 in 2016.
The order changed in 2021: Malin moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #3447 and #3899; by 2021 that had become #5581 and #3961.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Anh #5687, Malin #2346.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 2001–2019
Anh held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Malin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anh #1892 in 2006, Malin #2728 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Anh #2728, Malin #2728.
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 | Anh | Malin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3254 (2024) | Norway · Girls #167 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anh has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Malin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Anh
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #3848 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #1892 among boys in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1998–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
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