Lotta vs Mali
Lotta and Malicompared 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, Lotta was ranked #160 and Mali #410 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Lotta was ranked #4192 and Mali #383 among girls in England and Wales.
Lotta and Mali over time
Lotta and Mali appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2017, Lotta moved ahead of Mali in Norway · Girls — #153 and #141 the year before became #200 and #201.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Lotta and Mali changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1989 and 2025, ending at #160 and #410.
- Longest-running competitions
Lotta and Mali were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1989 to 2025, ending at #160 and #410.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1989–2025
Lotta held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Mali in 14.
Highest recorded here: Lotta #132 in 2012, Mali #82 in 2009.
The order changed in 2017: Lotta moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #153 and #141; by 2017 that had become #200 and #201.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lotta #160, Mali #410.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2004–2024
Lotta held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mali in 18.
Highest recorded here: Lotta #2150 in 2011, Mali #360 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lotta #4192, Mali #383.
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 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #160 (2025) | Norway · Girls #410 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lotta and Mali both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Mali
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #391 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #82 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #410 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls