Malene vs Susanne
Malene and Susannecompared 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 2023, Malene was ranked #223 and Susanne #531 among girls in Norway.
Malene and Susanne over time
Malene and Susanne appear together in 1 published list, across 44 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.
Susanne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Malene 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 1999, Malene moved ahead of Susanne in Norway · Girls — #78 and #66 the year before became #66 and #68.
- Longest-running competitions
Malene and Susanne were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 44 years, from 1969 to 2023, ending at #223 and #531.
List by list
Norway · Girls44 shared years, 1969–2023
Malene held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Susanne in 22.
Highest recorded here: Malene #66 in 1999, Susanne #41 in 1991.
The order changed in 1999: Malene moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #78 and #66; by 1999 that had become #66 and #68.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Malene #223, Susanne #531.
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 | Susanne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #328 (2025) | Norway · Girls #531 (2023) |
| 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 Susanne 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
Susanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #294 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2023
Highest recorded position: #41 among girls in Norway, in 1991 (recorded 1951–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #531 among girls in Norway, in 2023.
Norway · Girls