Emilie vs Malin
Emilie 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, Emilie was ranked #16 and Malin #167 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Emilie was ranked #837 and Malin #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Emilie and Malin over time
Emilie and Malin appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Emilie held the stronger position in more years in 2 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 1999, Emilie moved ahead of Malin in Norway · Girls — #6 and #3 the year before became #1 and #5.
- Longest-running competitions
Emilie and Malin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 48 years, from 1977 to 2025, ending at #16 and #167.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Emilie #1 in 1999, Malin #3 in 1998.
List by list
Norway · Girls48 shared years, 1977–2025
Emilie held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Malin in 21.
Highest recorded here: Emilie #1 in 1999, Malin #3 in 1998.
The order changed in 1999: Emilie moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #6 and #3; by 1999 that had become #1 and #5.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Emilie #16, Malin #167.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2002–2024
Emilie held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Malin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Emilie #232 in 2013, Malin #2120 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Emilie #837, 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 | Emilie | Malin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | The German, Scandinavian and Czech feminine form of Aemilius (see Emily). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin, via German/Scandinavian transmission | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeh.mee.lee.eh/ | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Emilia, Emelie, Mille, Milly | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #16 (2025) | Norway · Girls #167 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Emilie has a recorded origin (Latin, via German/Scandinavian transmission); Malin does not have one recorded yet.
- Emilie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Malin.
- A meaning is recorded for Emilie; Malin doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Emilie a "high" Data Confidence level and Malin a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Emilie
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1958–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #16 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