Lone vs Malin
Lone 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, Lone was ranked #224 and Malin #167 among girls in Norway.
Lone and Malin over time
Lone and Malin appear together in 1 published list, across 60 years of shared records. Malin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lone in 0.
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.
Malin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lone 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1977, Malin moved ahead of Lone in Norway · Girls — #153 and #211 the year before became #321 and #133.
- Longest-running competitions
Lone and Malin were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #224 and #167.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Lone #149 in 2000, Malin #3 in 1998.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1966–2025
Lone held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Malin in 56.
Highest recorded here: Lone #149 in 2000, Malin #3 in 1998.
The order changed in 1977: Malin moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #153 and #211; by 1977 that had become #321 and #133.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lone #224, Malin #167.
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 | Lone | 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 | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #224 (2025) | Norway · Girls #167 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lone and Malin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Lone
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #394 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #149 among girls in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #224 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