How popular is the name Mallory?

Mallory ranks 488th among girls' names in US records, with 59,794 births since 1938. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,389.

Is Mallory a unisex name?

No. Mallory is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1986, when 3,354 children were given the name. It has been in use for 87 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#488 of girl names

Pronounced M AE1 L ER0 IY0 (ARPABET)

Mallory is a girls' name, and first appears in 1938. It has been given to 59,794 children — the 488th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 48% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1986, when 3,354 children were given it.

1986Girls: 3,354Boys: 23

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Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Mallory?: Mallory ranks 488th among girls' names in US records, with 59,794 births since 1938. Over the past decade it accounts for 6,389.
Is Mallory a unisex name?: No. Mallory is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Mallory most popular?: 1986, when 3,354 children were given the name. It has been in use for 87 years and is still recorded as of 2024.