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Camilla vs Malin

Camilla 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, Camilla was ranked #279 and Malin #167 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Camilla was ranked #625 and Malin #3015 among girls in England and Wales.

Camilla and Malin over time

Camilla and Malin appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Camilla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Malin 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.

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 1996, Malin moved ahead of Camilla in Norway · Girls — #10 and #11 the year before became #11 and #6.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 60 shared years in Norway · Girls, Malin rose about as far as Camilla fell — from #165 and #530 in 1966 to #279 and #167 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Camilla and Malin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #279 and #167.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls60 shared years, 19662025

    Camilla held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Malin in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #2 in 1980, Malin #3 in 1998.

    The order changed in 1996: Malin moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #10 and #11; by 1996 that had become #11 and #6.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Camilla #279, Malin #167.

  • England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 20022024

    Camilla held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Malin in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #445 in 2020, Malin #2120 in 2016.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #625, 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

Side-by-side comparison of Camilla, Malin
FieldCamillaMalin
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NOGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #279 (2025)Norway · Girls #167 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Camilla has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Malin.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Camilla

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1949

    First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1949–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1949–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #279 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Malin

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1966–2025

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1966–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #167 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls