Malin vs Maria
Malin and Mariacompared 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, Malin was ranked #167 and Maria #62 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Malin was ranked #3015 and Maria #91 among girls in England and Wales.
Malin and Maria over time
Malin and Maria appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Malin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Maria reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Malin 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Malin and Maria were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #167 and #62.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Malin #2120 in 2016, Maria #69 in 2016.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1966–2025
Malin held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Maria in 58.
Highest recorded here: Malin #3 in 1998, Maria #3 in 1982.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Malin #167, Maria #62.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2002–2024
Malin held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maria in 14.
Highest recorded here: Malin #2120 in 2016, Maria #69 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Malin #3015, Maria #91.
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 | Malin | Maria |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary). |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission |
| Pronunciation | /mɑ.ˈriː.ɑ/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #167 (2025) | Norway · Girls #62 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maria has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission); Malin does not have one recorded yet.
- Malin and Maria both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Maria; Malin doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Malin
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #530 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: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1966–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #167 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Maria
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #126 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #62 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls