Eivor vs Malene
Eivor 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 2025, Eivor was ranked #201 and Malene #328 among girls in Norway.
Eivor and Malene over time
Eivor and Malene appear together in 1 published list, across 43 years of shared records. Malene held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eivor in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Malene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eivor 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
Eivor and Malene changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1948 and 2025, ending at #201 and #328.
- Longest-running competitions
Eivor and Malene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1948 to 2025, ending at #201 and #328.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1948–2025
Eivor held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Malene in 35.
Highest recorded here: Eivor #181 in 2021, Malene #66 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eivor #201, Malene #328.
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 | Eivor | 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 | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #201 (2025) | Norway · Girls #328 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eivor has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Malene.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Eivor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #299 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #181 among girls in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #201 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
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