Mallory

“Unfortunate one” — Old French origin

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

Mallory reached its best rank, #83, in 1986 and ranked #372 in 2025. Roughly 59,000 girls have been named Mallory since 1938. Mallory rose sharply in the early 1980s, following the 1982 debut of Family Ties, which features Mallory Keaton.

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:

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

Similar names: Malorie · Bianca · Malia · Tori · Alexandria · Madeleine

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