Caroline vs Malin
Caroline 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, Caroline was ranked #392 and Malin #167 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Caroline was ranked #1406 and Malin #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Caroline and Malin over time
Caroline and Malin appear together in 2 published lists, across 73 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.
Caroline 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1990, Malin moved ahead of Caroline in Norway · Girls — #16 and #19 the year before became #15 and #14.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Caroline and Malin changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1966 and 2025, ending at #392 and #167.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 59 shared years in Norway · Girls, Caroline and Malin averaged 53.3 places apart, ending at #392 and #167.
- Longest-running competitions
Caroline and Malin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 59 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #392 and #167.
List by list
Norway · Girls59 shared years, 1966–2025
Caroline held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Malin in 46.
Highest recorded here: Caroline #15 in 1990, Malin #3 in 1998.
The order changed in 1990: Malin moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #16 and #19; by 1990 that had become #15 and #14.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Caroline #392, Malin #167.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2002–2024
Caroline held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Malin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Caroline #431 in 2002, Malin #2120 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Caroline #1406, 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 | Caroline | 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 | ||
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #381 (2025) | Norway · Girls #167 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Caroline has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Malin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Caroline
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #94 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #392 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