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Malene

femaleStatistical record

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

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Norway · Girls

Rising

among girls in Norway · 1948–2025

Norway · Girls rank from 1948 to 2025, ranging from #66 to #590.198019891998200720162025#66#590
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.
View as table
Norway · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1948#380
1969#508
1975#372
1976#514
1980#529
1981#590
1982#504
1983#418
1984#325
1985#356
1986#335
1987#78
1988#89
1989#111
1990#83
1991#75
1992#78
1993#85
1994#68
1995#78
1996#81
1997#76
1998#78
1999#66
2000#66
2001#80
2002#69
2003#77
2004#72
2005#83
2006#84
2007#79
2008#94
2009#115
2010#125
2011#104
2012#149
2013#125
2014#155
2015#161
2016#170
2017#169
2018#203
2019#185
2020#222
2021#183
2022#216
2023#223
2024#285
2025#328

VerifiedSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

What the data shows

RisingNorway · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 50 of the 78 years from 1948 to 2025.

Official data for Norway, 1948–2025 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1948

    First recorded at #380 among girls in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1948–2025

    Highest recorded position: #66 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1948–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #328 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1948 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #66 in Norway in 2000.

Malene'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
2025Norwayfemale#32811HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#28514HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#22320HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#21619HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#18323HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#22220HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#18528HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#20325HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#16933HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#17035HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#16138HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#15539HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#12549HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#14947HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#10466HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#12557HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#11561HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#9475HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#7982HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#8481HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#8379HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#7287HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#7781HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#6993HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#8088HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#66112HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#66110HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#7895HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#76104HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#81107HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#78114HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#68121HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#85103HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#78107HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#75105HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#83103HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#11170HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#8984HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#7895HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#33514HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#35613HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#32514HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#4189HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#5047HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#5905HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#5296HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#5146HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#37210HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#5085HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#3804HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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

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What is known about Malene

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1948–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

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.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1948 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #66 in Norway in 2000. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.