Malak vs Yasmin
Malak and Yasmincompared 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, Malak was ranked #347 and Yasmin #228 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Malak was ranked #869 and Yasmin #355 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Malak was ranked #718 and Yasmin #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Malak and Yasmin over time
Malak and Yasmin appear together in 3 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Yasmin held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Malak in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Yasmin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Malak in 1. 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Malak #265 in 2009, Yasmin #209 in 2011.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Malak held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Yasmin in 28.
Highest recorded here: Malak #559 in 2010, Yasmin #82 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Malak #869, Yasmin #355.
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1995–2025
Malak held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Yasmin in 22.
Highest recorded here: Malak #265 in 2009, Yasmin #209 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Malak #347, Yasmin #228.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2008–2025
Malak held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Yasmin in 9.
Highest recorded here: Malak #587 in 2013, Yasmin #224 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Malak #718, Yasmin #608.
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 | Malak | Yasmin |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #347 (2025) | Norway · Girls #228 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Malak and Yasmin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Malak
Popularity journey
First recorded1995
First recorded at #643 among girls in Norway in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1995–2025
Highest recorded position: #265 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1995–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #347 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Yasmin
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #460 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #81 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #228 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls