Hilda vs Malin
Hilda 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, Hilda was ranked #471 and Malin #167 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hilda was ranked #3318 and Malin #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Hilda and Malin over time
Hilda and Malin appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Hilda and Malin changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2009 and 2024, ending at #3318 and #3015.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1966–2025
Hilda held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Malin in 26.
Highest recorded here: Hilda #392 in 1968, Malin #6 in 1996.
The order changed in 1967: Malin moved ahead. In 1966 they stood at #516 and #530; by 1967 that had become #508 and #305.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hilda #471, Malin #167.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2009–2024
Hilda held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Malin in 4.
Highest recorded here: Hilda #1849 in 2022, Malin #2120 in 2016.
The order changed in 2023: Malin moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #1849 and #3970; by 2023 that had become #2927 and #2346.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hilda #3318, 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 | Hilda | 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 | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #471 (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) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hilda and Malin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Hilda
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #214 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1986
Highest recorded position: #160 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1964–1986).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #471 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