Jasmin vs Malena
Jasmin and Malenacompared 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 2024, Jasmin was ranked #268 and Malena #465 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2007, Jasmin was ranked #348 and Malena #842 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Jasmin was ranked #1120 and Malena #4645 among girls in England and Wales.
Jasmin and Malena over time
Jasmin and Malena appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Jasmin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Malena in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jasmin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Malena in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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
Jasmin and Malena were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1989 to 2024, ending at #268 and #465.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Jasmin #193 in 2005, Malena #305 in 2006.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1989–2024
Jasmin held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Malena in 1.
Highest recorded here: Jasmin #193 in 2005, Malena #305 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jasmin #268, Malena #465.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 2003–2022
Jasmin held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Malena in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jasmin #188 in 2003, Malena #2464 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Jasmin #1120, Malena #4645.
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 | Jasmin | Malena |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #215 (2025) | Norway · Girls #465 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jasmin has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Malena.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Jasmin
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #549 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #215 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Malena
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #676 among girls in Norway in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1989–2024
Highest recorded position: #305 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1989–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #465 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls