Isabel vs Malin
Isabel 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, Isabel was ranked #320 and Malin #167 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Isabel was ranked #169 and Malin #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Isabel and Malin over time
Isabel and Malin appear together in 2 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Isabel and Malin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 59 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #320 and #167.
List by list
Norway · Girls59 shared years, 1966–2025
Isabel held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Malin in 58.
Highest recorded here: Isabel #81 in 2006, Malin #3 in 1998.
The order changed in 1967: Malin moved ahead. In 1966 they stood at #434 and #530; by 1967 that had become #558 and #305.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Isabel #320, Malin #167.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2002–2024
Isabel held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Malin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Isabel #50 in 2008, Malin #2120 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Isabel #169, 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 | Isabel | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #127 (2025) | Norway · Girls #167 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Isabel has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Malin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Isabel
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #422 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #45 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #320 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