Eline vs Malin
Eline 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, Eline was ranked #58 and Malin #167 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Eline was ranked #3695 and Malin #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Eline and Malin over time
Eline and Malin appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Malin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eline in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Eline and Malin changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2009 and 2024, ending at #3695 and #3015.
- Longest-running competitions
Eline and Malin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #58 and #167.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Eline #2058 in 2022, Malin #2346 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1966–2025
Eline held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Malin in 46.
Highest recorded here: Eline #32 in 2012, Malin #3 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eline #58, Malin #167.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2009–2024
Eline held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Malin in 7.
Highest recorded here: Eline #2058 in 2022, Malin #2346 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eline #3695, 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 | Eline | 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #58 (2025) | Norway · Girls #167 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eline has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Malin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Eline
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #311 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: #32 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #58 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