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Mallory

Girl

Meaning of Mallory: Old French: 'unfortunate'

Mallory is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 375th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1097th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#375

825 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1097

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

60,144

First recorded 1914 · peak 1986

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 36 babies1982: 54 babies1983: 699 babies1984: 1,484 babies1985: 2,060 babies1986: 3,348 babies1987: 3,163 babies1988: 2,385 babies1989: 1,985 babies1990: 1,796 babies19901991: 1,814 babies1992: 1,772 babies1993: 1,613 babies1994: 1,605 babies1995: 1,706 babies1996: 1,636 babies1997: 1,595 babies1998: 1,536 babies1999: 1,489 babies2000: 1,472 babies20002001: 1,336 babies2002: 1,265 babies2003: 1,429 babies2004: 1,841 babies2005: 1,586 babies2006: 1,470 babies2007: 1,412 babies2008: 1,354 babies2009: 1,211 babies2010: 1,173 babies20102011: 1,098 babies2012: 960 babies2013: 992 babies2014: 851 babies2015: 840 babies2016: 738 babies2017: 561 babies2018: 564 babies2019: 548 babies2020: 521 babies20202021: 556 babies2022: 583 babies2023: 722 babies2024: 768 babies2025: 825 babies
US babies named Mallory per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,348.

Gender split

2% boys · 98% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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