Lotta vs Malena
Lotta 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, Lotta was ranked #155 and Malena #465 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Lotta was ranked #5669 and Malena #4645 among girls in England and Wales.
Lotta and Malena over time
Lotta and Malena appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Lotta 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.
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
Lotta and Malena changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2004 and 2022, ending at #5669 and #4645.
List by list
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1989–2024
Lotta held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Malena in 3.
Highest recorded here: Lotta #132 in 2012, Malena #305 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lotta #155, Malena #465.
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 2004–2022
Lotta held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Malena in 3.
Highest recorded here: Lotta #2150 in 2011, Malena #2464 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Lotta #5669, 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 | Lotta | 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #160 (2025) | Norway · Girls #465 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lotta has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Malena.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Lotta
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #526 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: #132 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1966–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #160 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