Malene vs Matilde
Malene and Matildecompared 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, Malene was ranked #328 and Matilde #112 among girls in Norway.
Malene and Matilde over time
Malene and Matilde appear together in 1 published list, across 40 years of shared records. Malene held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Matilde 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.
Malene reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Matilde 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 2012, Matilde moved ahead of Malene in Norway · Girls — #104 and #120 the year before became #149 and #91.
- Longest-running competitions
Malene and Matilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 40 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #328 and #112.
List by list
Norway · Girls40 shared years, 1981–2025
Malene held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Matilde in 18.
Highest recorded here: Malene #66 in 1999, Matilde #76 in 2007.
The order changed in 2012: Matilde moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #104 and #120; by 2012 that had become #149 and #91.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Malene #328, Matilde #112.
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 | Malene | Matilde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #328 (2025) | Norway · Girls #112 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Malene and Matilde both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Malene
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #380 among girls in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1948–2025
Highest recorded position: #66 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1948–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #328 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Matilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #648 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #112 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls