Malin vs Vilde
Malin and Vildecompared 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 Vilde #32 among girls in Norway.
Malin and Vilde over time
Malin and Vilde appear together in 1 published list, across 51 years of shared records. Malin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vilde 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.
Vilde 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2007, Vilde moved ahead of Malin in Norway · Girls — #12 and #13 the year before became #18 and #13.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Malin and Vilde changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1968 and 2025, ending at #167 and #32.
- Longest-running competitions
Malin and Vilde were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 51 years, from 1968 to 2025, ending at #167 and #32.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Malin #3 in 1998, Vilde #8 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Girls51 shared years, 1968–2025
Malin held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Vilde in 21.
Highest recorded here: Malin #3 in 1998, Vilde #8 in 1997.
The order changed in 2007: Vilde moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #12 and #13; by 2007 that had become #18 and #13.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Malin #167, Vilde #32.
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 | Vilde |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 #32 (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 Vilde 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
Vilde
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #524 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in Norway, in 1997 (recorded 1965–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #32 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls