Girls' name · peaked in 1986
Mallory name popularity since 1925
60,083 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Mallory (98.3% girls, 1.7% boys). Half of them were born in 1997 or earlier, so the typical Mallory is about 29 years old in 2026. Mallory peaked in 1986 as the #83 name for girls, and it ranked #372 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 60,083
- Named Mallory, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #372
- for girls in 2025 (825 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.3% girls
- 59,044 girls · 1,039 boys
- Most popular in
- Louisiana
- 1.71× its national share
Peak year is the year Mallory made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Mallory births per year, 1925–2025
1986 was the biggest year for Mallory both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1983 and 1988, Mallory became 3.2× more common, from 1 in 2,420 baby girls to 1 in 753.
- Steepest fall: Between 1986 and 1991, its share of baby girls fell by 50%, from 1 in 516 to 1 in 1,040.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Mallory's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Mallory.
Decade by decade
Babies named Mallory in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 32 | – |
| 1930s | 10 | 63 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 115 | 135 | #4,978 |
| 1950s | 256 | 192 | #1,963 |
| 1960s | 220 | 161 | #3,113 |
| 1970s | 249 | 173 | #2,717 |
| 1980s | 15,084 | 155 | #144 |
| 1990s | 16,471 | 91 | #178 |
| 2000s | 14,345 | 31 | #219 |
| 2010s | 8,325 | 0 | #392 |
| 2020–25 | 3,969 | 6 | #372 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
45.2% of babies named Mallory from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Mallory is most popular
The index compares Mallory's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Mallory.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 1.71× | 1,773 |
| Alabama | 1.70× | 1,745 |
| Kansas | 1.59× | 937 |
| Indiana | 1.56× | 2,139 |
| Iowa | 1.55× | 1,144 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Mallory and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Mallory (this page) | 59,044 | 1986 |
| Mallorie | 4,491 | 1987 |
| Malorie | 4,027 | 1987 |
| Mallori | 1,577 | 1986 |
| Malory | 1,399 | 1987 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Mallory's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Mallory.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Mallory (1986).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data