Malin vs Payton

Malin and Paytoncompared 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Malin was ranked #3015 and Payton #1353 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Malin was ranked #2728 and Payton #2488 among boys in England and Wales.

Malin and Payton over time

Malin and Payton appear together in 2 published lists, across 25 years of shared records. Payton 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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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
Malin and Payton changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2019, ending at #2728 and #2488.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2002–2024
Malin held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Payton in 13.
Highest recorded here: Malin #2120 in 2016, Payton #573 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Malin #3015, Payton #1353.
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 1996–2019
Malin held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Payton in 7.
Highest recorded here: Malin #2189 in 2003, Payton #1786 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Malin #2728, Payton #2488.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Malin

Pairs where Malin shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Malin vs Åse
Over 60 shared years in Norway · Girls, Malin rose about as far as Åse fell — from #530 and #51 in 1966 to #167 and #93 in 2025.
Malin · Åse · 60 shared years, 1966–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Caroline vs Malin
Caroline and Malin changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1966 and 2025, ending at #392 and #167.
Caroline · Malin · 59 shared years, 1966–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Malin vs Elise
Malin and Elise changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1966 and 2025, ending at #167 and #63.
Malin · Elise · 60 shared years, 1966–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Emilie vs Malin
In 1999, Emilie moved ahead of Malin in Norway · Girls — #6 and #3 the year before became #1 and #5.
Emilie · Malin · 48 shared years, 1977–2025 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1999 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Malin, Payton
Field	Malin	Payton
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	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #167 (2025)	Scotland · Girls #384 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	60/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Malin and Payton both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

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

Payton

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1522 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls