Izabela vs Malin
Izabela 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 2008, Izabela was ranked #556 and Malin #19 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Izabela was ranked #1302 and Malin #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Izabela and Malin over time
Izabela and Malin appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 33 shared years in Norway · Girls, Malin rose about as far as Izabela fell — from #354 and #305 in 1967 to #556 and #19 in 2008.
- Longest-running competitions
Izabela and Malin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1967 to 2008, ending at #556 and #19.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Izabela #648 in 2017, Malin #2120 in 2016.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1967–2008
Izabela held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Malin in 33.
Highest recorded here: Izabela #194 in 1981, Malin #3 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Izabela #556, Malin #19.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 2008–2024
Izabela held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Malin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Izabela #648 in 2017, Malin #2120 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Izabela #1302, 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 | Izabela | 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1302 (2024) | Norway · Girls #167 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Izabela has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Malin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Izabela
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #505 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2008
Highest recorded position: #194 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1963–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1302 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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