How Many People Are Named Mallory?
people named Mallory are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,822 people in the US has this name
Based on 60,144 babies named Mallory in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,348 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which meant "unfortunate" in Norman French. It first became common in the 1980s due to the television comedy 'Family Ties', which featured a character by this name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Mallory, 98.7% were girls and 1.3% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Mallory rose from 46% in the 1940s to 99.8% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Mallory alive today is about 26 years old, and 56% are under 30. Half of them were between 17 and 36 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Mallory first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 1986, to 3,348 babies. In 2025, 825 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Mallory never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #83, in 1986, and it was in the top 100 for 2 years, 1986 to 1987. In 2025 it ranked #372.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #372 |
| Best rank | #83 (1986) |
| Years in the top 100 | 2 (1986 to 1987) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #182 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Mallory alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Mallory were born in Texas than in any other state: about 4,770 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Mallory was given 2.2 times as often in Alabama, 2.2 times in Mississippi and 2.1 times in Iowa.
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