Ed vs Malin
Ed 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 · Boys
In 2018, Ed was ranked #3412 and Malin #4749 among boys in England and Wales.
Ed and Malin over time
Ed and Malin appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Ed held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Malin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Malin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ed 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
Ed and Malin changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2001 and 2018, ending at #3412 and #4749.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 2001–2018
Ed held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Malin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ed #1744 in 2006, Malin #2189 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Ed #3412, Malin #4749.
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 | Ed | Malin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | 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, IE | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3412 (2018) | 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) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ed has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Malin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Ed
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #2943 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2015–2017
Highest recorded position: #610 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2015–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #3412 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018.
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