Mallory
A girls’ name of Old French origin, meaning unfortunate; ill-fated; from a surname.
Babies a year
556
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#372
up from #412
UK popularity
#1051
32 babies
How Mallory has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #392 |
| 2016 | #437 |
| 2017 | #552 |
| 2018 | #551 |
| 2019 | #557 |
| 2020 | #565 |
| 2021 | #549 |
| 2022 | #532 |
| 2023 | #429 |
| 2024 | #412 |
| 2025 | #372 |
In 2025, 32 babies in England and Wales were named Mallory. In the US, 556 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 3,323 in 1986.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Mallory was most common in 1985, when it went to 0.11% of American babies of that sex.
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