Malin vs Nanna
Malin and Nannacompared 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 Nanna #484 among girls in Norway.
Malin and Nanna over time
Malin and Nanna appear together in 1 published list, across 53 years of shared records. Malin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nanna 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.
Nanna 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 Nanna were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 53 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #167 and #484.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Malin #3 in 1998, Nanna #233 in 1996.
List by list
Norway · Girls53 shared years, 1966–2025
Malin held the stronger position in 52 of those years, Nanna in 1.
Highest recorded here: Malin #3 in 1998, Nanna #233 in 1996.
The order changed in 1967: Malin moved ahead. In 1966 they stood at #530 and #444; by 1967 that had become #305 and #572.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Malin #167, Nanna #484.
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 | Nanna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #167 (2025) | Norway · Girls #484 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Malin and Nanna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Nanna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #307 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: #233 among girls in Norway, in 1996 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #484 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls