Malin
Meaning and origin
Vernacular form of Magdalena. First recorded in Sweden in 1524.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Malin (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Malin has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 413 |
| 1999 | 326 |
| 2000 | 262 |
| 2001 | 199 |
| 2002 | 191 |
| 2003 | 202 |
| 2004 | 158 |
| 2005 | 121 |
| 2006 | 104 |
| 2007 | 74 |
| 2008 | 80 |
| 2009 | 54 |
| 2010 | 46 |
| 2011 | 43 |
| 2012 | 28 |
| 2013 | 22 |
| 2014 | 26 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 | 19 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 8 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 39,727 |
| 2000 | 39,949 |
| 2001 | 40,146 |
| 2002 | 40,337 |
| 2003 | 40,568 |
| 2004 | 40,654 |
| 2005 | 40,678 |
| 2006 | 40,725 |
| 2007 | 40,693 |
| 2008 | 40,762 |
| 2009 | 40,735 |
| 2010 | 40,686 |
| 2011 | 40,670 |
| 2012 | 40,623 |
| 2013 | 40,571 |
| 2014 | 40,544 |
| 2015 | 40,522 |
| 2016 | 40,497 |
| 2017 | 40,485 |
| 2018 | 40,444 |
| 2019 | 40,398 |
| 2020 | 40,340 |
Malin in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Malin.Hi! My name is Malin.
- Har du träffat Malin? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Malin? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Malin i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Malin this afternoon.
- Malins mamma är lärare.Malin's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Malins mamma is Malin's mum.
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Questions about Malin
How do you pronounce Malin in Swedish?
In IPA, Malin is /ˈmɑːˌlɪn/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it in your device's Swedish voice.
What does the name Malin mean?
Vernacular form of Magdalena. First recorded in Sweden in 1524.
How popular is Malin in Sweden?
8 babies were named Malin in 2022. In 2020, 40,340 people in Sweden had Malin as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.