Malvin vs Sjur
Malvin and Sjurcompared 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 2025, Malvin was ranked #227 and Sjur #330 among boys in Norway.
Malvin and Sjur over time
Malvin and Sjur appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Sjur held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Malvin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Malvin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sjur 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
Malvin and Sjur changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1945 and 2025, ending at #227 and #330.
- Longest-running competitions
Malvin and Sjur were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 46 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #227 and #330.
List by list
Norway · Boys46 shared years, 1945–2025
Malvin held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Sjur in 35.
Highest recorded here: Malvin #193 in 1946, Sjur #183 in 1952.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Malvin #227, Sjur #330.
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 | Sjur |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #227 (2025) | Norway · Boys #330 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Malvin has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Sjur.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Sjur
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #251 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: #177 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #330 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys