Malin vs Silvia
Malin and Silviacompared 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 2022, Malin was ranked #152 and Silvia #502 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Malin was ranked #2788 and Silvia #2278 among girls in England and Wales.
Malin and Silvia over time
Malin and Silvia appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1977, Malin moved ahead of Silvia in Norway · Girls — #211 and #169 the year before became #133 and #179.
- Longest-running competitions
Malin and Silvia were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1966 to 2022, ending at #152 and #502.
List by list
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1966–2022
Malin held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Silvia in 2.
Highest recorded here: Malin #3 in 1998, Silvia #169 in 1976.
The order changed in 1977: Malin moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #211 and #169; by 1977 that had become #133 and #179.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Malin #152, Silvia #502.
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 2002–2025
Malin held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Silvia in 14.
Highest recorded here: Malin #2120 in 2016, Silvia #1449 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Malin #2788, Silvia #2278.
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 | Silvia |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #167 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2278 (2025) |
| 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 Silvia both have 2 syllables.
- 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 #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Silvia
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #436 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2022
Highest recorded position: #169 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1953–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls