Mallory

“Unfortunate one” — Old French origin

Girl's name · #372 in the US (2025) · 90s

Mallory has appeared in US records since 1938 — best rank #83 (1986) · 59,044 babies named Mallory all-time · 1 in 2,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,600 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 3,300 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 7,900 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Mallorys

Mallory Swanson — American soccer player
Mallory Jansen — Australian actress
Mallory Burdette — American tennis player
Mallory Franklin — British slalom canoeist
Mallory Comerford — American swimmer

In stories & tradition

Mallory Book — fictional human
Mallory O'Brien — The West Wing
Mallory — April Fool

What Mallorys become

Among 110 notable people named Mallory:

Athletes appear 2.6× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mallory Swanson, American soccer player.

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