Birgitte vs Malene
Birgitte and Malenecompared 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 2016, Birgitte was ranked #509 and Malene #170 among girls in Norway.
Birgitte and Malene over time
Birgitte and Malene appear together in 1 published list, across 40 years of shared records. Malene held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Birgitte 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.
Birgitte reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Malene 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 1987, Malene moved ahead of Birgitte in Norway · Girls — #150 and #335 the year before became #143 and #78.
- Mirrored each other
Over 40 shared years in Norway · Girls, Malene rose about as far as Birgitte fell — from #337 and #380 in 1948 to #509 and #170 in 2016.
- Longest-running competitions
Birgitte and Malene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 40 years, from 1948 to 2016, ending at #509 and #170.
List by list
Norway · Girls40 shared years, 1948–2016
Birgitte held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Malene in 29.
Highest recorded here: Birgitte #86 in 1990, Malene #66 in 1999.
The order changed in 1987: Malene moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #150 and #335; by 1987 that had become #143 and #78.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Birgitte #509, Malene #170.
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 | Birgitte | Malene |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #509 (2016) | Norway · Girls #328 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Birgitte and Malene both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Birgitte
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #366 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2016
Highest recorded position: #86 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1946–2016).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #509 among girls in Norway, in 2016.
Norway · Girls
Malene
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #380 among girls in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1948–2025
Highest recorded position: #66 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #328 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls