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Julianne vs Malin

Julianne 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, Julianne was ranked #475 and Malin #167 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Julianne was ranked #5891 and Malin #3015 among girls in England and Wales.

Julianne and Malin over time

Julianne and Malin appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Malin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Julianne in 0.

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

    Julianne and Malin changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2002 and 2024, ending at #5891 and #3015.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Julianne and Malin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 52 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #475 and #167.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Julianne #172 in 1999, Malin #3 in 1998.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls52 shared years, 19662025

    Julianne held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Malin in 51.

    Highest recorded here: Julianne #172 in 1999, Malin #3 in 1998.

    The order changed in 1969: Malin moved ahead. In 1968 they stood at #522 and #530; by 1969 that had become #501 and #253.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Julianne #475, Malin #167.

  • England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 20022024

    Julianne held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Malin in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Julianne #1784 in 2002, Malin #2120 in 2016.

    The order changed in 2016: Malin moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #3536 and #4739; by 2016 that had become #4763 and #2120.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Julianne #5891, 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

Side-by-side comparison of Julianne, Malin
FieldJulianneMalin
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #475 (2025)Norway · Girls #167 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Julianne has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Malin.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Julianne

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #378 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1947–2025

    Highest recorded position: #172 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1947–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #475 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Malin

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1966–2025

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1966–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls