Malvin vs Roger
Malvin and Rogercompared 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 · Boys
In 2013, Malvin was ranked #332 and Roger #514 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Malvin was ranked #3959 and Roger #1610 among boys in England and Wales.
Malvin and Roger over time
Malvin and Roger appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Roger held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Malvin 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.
Malvin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Roger 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys27 shared years, 1945–2013
Malvin held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Roger in 26.
Highest recorded here: Malvin #193 in 1946, Roger #20 in 1968.
The order changed in 2013: Malvin moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #521 and #491; by 2013 that had become #332 and #514.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Malvin #332, Roger #514.
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 | Malvin | Roger |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #227 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2263 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Malvin and Roger both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Malvin
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #232 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #193 among boys in Norway, in 1946 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #227 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Roger
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #86 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 1972 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys