Malin vs Thelma
Malin and Thelmacompared 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 Thelma #168 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Malin was ranked #3015 and Thelma #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Malin and Thelma over time
Malin and Thelma appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Malin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Thelma 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.
Malin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Thelma 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Malin and Thelma changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #167 and #168.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Malin #2120 in 2016, Thelma #2925 in 2017.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2025
Malin held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Thelma in 2.
Highest recorded here: Malin #6 in 1996, Thelma #134 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Malin #167, Thelma #168.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2002–2024
Malin held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Thelma in 1.
Highest recorded here: Malin #2120 in 2016, Thelma #2925 in 2017.
The order changed in 2021: Malin moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #3899 and #3899; by 2021 that had become #3961 and #5581.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Malin #3015, Thelma #4192.
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 | Thelma |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Norway · Girls #168 (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 Thelma 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 #167 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Thelma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #365 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: #134 among girls in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #168 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls