Mallory

#372 for girls in 2025, 825 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #10,821
Given to girls 98.2% of the time

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Peak · girls
1986 · 3,325 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
2 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
59,044
since 1938

Mallory over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #83, 1986girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#372825—
2024#412768—
2023#432716#10,8216
2022#533583—
2021#549556—
2020#565521—
2019#555548—
2018#551564—
2017#552561—
2016#437738—
2015#392840—
2014#384851—
2013#328992—
2012#326960—
2011#2901,098—
2010#2811,173—
2009#2691,211—
2008#2531,354—
2007#2471,406#10,9216
2006#2341,470—
2005#2191,586—
2004#1871,828#5,81313
2003#2301,429—
2002#2531,259#9,3926
2001#2381,336—
2000#2131,466#9,1126
1999#2071,483#8,7046
1998#2041,525#5,46611
1997#1901,589#8,1106
1996#1831,629#7,1367
1995#1781,695#5,12411
1994#1871,605—
1993#1811,602#5,00211
1992#1721,757#3,92015
1991#1631,804#5,09610
1990#1621,782#3,97114
1989#1471,969#3,44616
1988#1202,366#2,86019
1987#913,138#2,27225
1986#833,325#2,36023
1985#1432,039#2,42721
1984#1861,469#2,95615
1983#332689#3,88410
1982#2,22045#4,2349
1981#3,14727#4,1539
1980#4,32717#4,4958
1979#2,99728#2,66917
1978#3,28323#4,1578
1977#2,46335#2,36119
1976#2,86526#2,50817
1975#2,68028#2,13421
1974#3,69517#3,8378
1973#3,23320#2,03620
1972#3,06221#2,53414
1971#2,37532#1,52632
1970#3,31119#2,21317
1969#2,91721#2,21715
1968#2,70822#2,44512
1967#2,70621#2,35212
1966#2,19129#1,89117
1965#3,05017#1,98716
1964#2,91519#1,90018
1963#2,42425#1,95717
1962#2,35726#1,75721
1961#2,35926#1,94818
1960#3,35714#2,12115
1959#2,33924#1,97417
1958#2,07329#2,17714
1957#2,21825#1,43630
1956#1,89732#1,88618
1955#1,94030#2,04815
1954#3,32512#2,44911
1953#1,93128#1,55124
1952#2,02325#1,85617
1951#1,96825#1,64321
1950#1,87126#1,46425
1949#1,60334#1,61621
1948#1,70830#1,51923
1947#3,06112#1,98815
1946#3,4309#2,14312
1945#4,5565#2,24210
1944#3,1399#1,89014
1943#3,2499#2,5639
1942#3,7387#2,04213
1941—#2,4919
1940—#2,4789
1939#4,2505#2,28810
1938#4,3425#2,4799
1937—#2,6808
1936——
1935—#2,39610
1934—#2,5639
1933—#3,0047
1932——
1931—#3,7635
1930—#4,0015
1929—#2,7669
1928—#2,8439
1927—#3,1518
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1925—#3,7416
1924—#3,0239
1923—#2,9509
1922—#3,8726
1921—#4,3225
1920—#2,76510
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1918—#2,69910
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First appearance
1938

The first year at least five girls were named Mallory! It came in at #4,342, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1938–1941, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Mallory is popular in 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mallory, so not publishedAKMaine: #96 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 383 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mallory, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #123 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 553 girlsNHWashington: #147 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 775 girlsWAIdaho: #152 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 654 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Mallory, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mallory, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #105 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 531 girlsMNIllinois: #92 for girls · 149 births · 1 in 495 girlsILWisconsin: #115 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 623 girlsWIMichigan: #108 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 563 girlsMINew York: #185 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 1,107 girlsNYMassachusetts: #225 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,379 girlsMARhode Island: #189 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,039 girlsRIOregon: #163 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 872 girlsORNevada: #108 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 472 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mallory, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #98 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 414 girlsSDIowa: #58 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 256 girlsIAIndiana: #74 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 365 girlsINOhio: #115 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 666 girlsOHPennsylvania: #154 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 853 girlsPANew Jersey: #162 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 985 girlsNJConnecticut: #103 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 507 girlsCTCalifornia: #212 for girls · 196 births · 1 in 1,166 girlsCAUtah: #99 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 468 girlsUTColorado: #95 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 444 girlsCONebraska: #65 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 251 girlsNEMissouri: #77 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 368 girlsMOKentucky: #98 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 511 girlsKYWest Virginia: #123 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 577 girlsWVVirginia: #167 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 970 girlsVAMaryland: #211 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,367 girlsMDDelaware: #122 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 584 girlsDEArizona: #206 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,095 girlsAZNew Mexico: #371 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,864 girlsNMKansas: #83 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 387 girlsKSArkansas: #72 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 334 girlsARTennessee: #92 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 482 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #133 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 737 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #156 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 852 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mallory, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #104 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 512 girlsOKLouisiana: #81 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 405 girlsLAMississippi: #56 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 286 girlsMSAlabama: #55 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 246 girlsALGeorgia: #89 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 478 girlsGAHawaii: #109 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 452 girlsHITexas: #132 for girls · 173 births · 1 in 742 girlsTXFlorida: #156 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 947 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#55 · 1 in 246
  2. Mississippi#56 · 1 in 286
  3. Iowa#58 · 1 in 256
  4. Nebraska#65 · 1 in 251
  5. Arkansas#72 · 1 in 334

Best ever in a state: #48 in Alabama, 1986.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#55881 in 246
Mississippi#56471 in 286
Iowa#58611 in 256
Nebraska#65361 in 251
Arkansas#72371 in 334
Indiana#74931 in 365
Missouri#77861 in 368
Louisiana#81651 in 405
Kansas#83371 in 387
Georgia#89841 in 478
Illinois#921491 in 495
Tennessee#92601 in 482
Colorado#95471 in 444
Maine#96161 in 383
Kentucky#98401 in 511
South Dakota#9891 in 414
Utah#99291 in 468
Connecticut#103371 in 507
Oklahoma#104341 in 512
Minnesota#105521 in 531
Michigan#1081021 in 563
Nevada#108121 in 472
Hawaii#109111 in 452
Ohio#1151031 in 666
Wisconsin#115461 in 623
Delaware#12261 in 584
New Hampshire#123121 in 553
West Virginia#123151 in 577
Texas#1321731 in 742
North Carolina#133521 in 737
Washington#147361 in 775
Idaho#15281 in 654
Pennsylvania#154821 in 853
Florida#156771 in 947
South Carolina#156221 in 852
New Jersey#162461 in 985
Oregon#163181 in 872
Virginia#167371 in 970
New York#1851031 in 1,107
Rhode Island#18951 in 1,039
Arizona#206231 in 1,095
Maryland#211191 in 1,367
California#2121961 in 1,166
Massachusetts#225271 in 1,379
New Mexico#37151 in 1,864
Alaska———
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North Dakota———
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Mallory
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 40 spots since 2024 (#412 → #372)
  • 193 spots since 2020 (#565 → #372)
  • 20 spots since 2015 (#392 → #372)
  • Biggest jump: 1,888 spots in 1983 (#2,220 → #332)
  • Biggest drop: 115 spots in 2017 (#437 → #552)
Rise & fade · girls
48 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1938
  • Peaked 1986 at #83 (3,325 births)
  • Births halved by 1993, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 2 yrs · run 1986–1987
  • Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 1983–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 516
  • Highest: 1 in 516 girls born in 1986 were named Mallory (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,948 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 27.9% of all girls named Mallory (16,471) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1930s10#4,250 (1939)#4,296
1940s115#1,603 (1949)#3,061
1950s256#1,871 (1950)#2,159
1960s220#2,191 (1966)#2,698
1970s249#2,375 (1971)#2,996
1980s15,084#83 (1986)#1,080
1990s16,471#162 (1990)#183
2000s14,345#187 (2004)#234
2010s8,325#281 (2010)#410
2020s3,969#372 (2025)#477

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Mallory in 1988

girls
#120
2,366 births · 1 in 753 girls
boys
#2,860
19 births · 1 in 100,752 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #120Mallory2,366

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #2,860Mallory19
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 753 of them was named Mallory, which outranked 99.1% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mallory
  1. #117Candace2,421
  2. #118Abigail2,376
  3. #119Stacey2,369
  4. #120Mallory2,366
  5. #121Nancy2,348
  6. #122Caroline2,326
  7. #123Brenda2,285
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 100,752 of them was named Mallory, which outranked 66.3% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mallory
  1. #2,765Wilford20
  2. #2,765Zakery20
  3. #2,765Zebadiah20
  4. #2,860Mallory19
  5. #2,860Adolphus19
  6. #2,860Alvis19
  7. #2,860Angelica19
  8. #2,961Adarius18
  9. #2,961Adel18
  10. #2,961Adison18

Tied with 100 names at #2,860; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1988 →