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Malena

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What official birth registration shows about Malena: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 2003–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2003 to 2025, ranging from #2464 to #5742.200520092012201520182025#2464#5742
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2003#3594
2004#4598
2005#3382
2007#2627
2008#5545
2009#4564
2010#3156
2011#2636
2012#4838
2013#5742
2014#2464
2015#3252
2016#4096
2017#4763
2018#4684
2021#5581
2022#4645
2025#4201

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 31 of the 36 years from 1989 to 2024.

In 2018: #394 among girls in Norway, #4684 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1989–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1989

    First recorded at #676 among girls in Norway in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1989–2024

    Highest recorded position: #305 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1989–2024).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1989 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #305 in Norway in 2006.

Malena's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#42015HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#46454HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#47634HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#40965HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#32527HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#246410HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#57423HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#48384HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#26369HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#31567HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#45644HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#55453HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#26278HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#33825HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#45983HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#35944HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#4655HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#4456HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#4256HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#3949HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#34212HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#4099HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#39510HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#4926HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#4259HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#4279HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#4468HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#5296HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#32415HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#4737HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#38311HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#30515HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#30615HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#36611HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#5046HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#4637HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#4248HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#5595HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#4089HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#4378HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#33112HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#4917HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#5087HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#5276HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#6534HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#6604HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#6764HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#8423HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Malena is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Malena, between 1989 and 2025, in 34 of those 37 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: highest position in 2006England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2014Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200719892025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1989–202431#305 in 2006
England and Wales2003–202518#2464 in 2014
Republic of Ireland20071#842 in 2007
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Malena

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1989–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1989 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #305 in Norway in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.