Malena vs Mali
Malena 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 2024, Malena was ranked #465 and Mali #242 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Malena was ranked #4645 and Mali #360 among girls in England and Wales.
Malena and Mali over time
Malena and Mali appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Mali 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.
Malena reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mali 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Malena and Mali changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1989 and 2024, ending at #465 and #242.
- Longest-running competitions
Malena and Mali were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1989 to 2024, ending at #465 and #242.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1989–2024
Malena held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Mali in 27.
Highest recorded here: Malena #305 in 2006, Mali #82 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Malena #465, Mali #242.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 2003–2022
Malena held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mali in 17.
Highest recorded here: Malena #2464 in 2014, Mali #360 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Malena #4645, Mali #360.
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 | Malena | 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #465 (2024) | Norway · Girls #410 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Malena has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mali.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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
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