Fun Facts About the Name Mallori
- More than 1 thousand babies named Mallori: U.S. records list 1,577 babies given the name Mallori from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Mallori Mean?
Mallori is a variant spelling of the surname-derived given name Mallory, whose established meaning is "unfortunate" or "ill-fated," from Old French. The usual explanation traces it to the Old French adjective maleuré, "unlucky, ill-starred," formed from mal, "bad," and eür, "fortune, luck" - the latter from Latin augurium, "augury, fate." The Norman surname forms Maloret, Malhoree, and Malore preserve that sense. The literal meaning is a description of bad luck, not a comment on the character of anyone who bears the name.
Mallori Name History & Origins
The name reaches English through the Norman surname Maloret, brought to England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. English records from the medieval period show the surname in various spellings, and a family using it held land in the Midlands; the most famous medieval bearer is Sir Thomas Malory, the fifteenth-century author associated with Le Morte d'Arthur. That literary association belongs to the surname's history, not to any claim that the name was created by a writer.
Like many English surnames, Mallory began to be used as a given name in the nineteenth century. It was occasionally given to boys at first, then became predominantly a girls' name in the twentieth century. The spelling Mallori with a final -i is a modern respelling of Mallory, alongside forms such as Malory and Mallorie.
How Popular is the Name Mallori?
Mallori has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1986. Its best rank was #1,415 in 1986.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,249 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #11,722 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #8,316 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #13,073 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #11,783 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #12,975 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #13,292 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #8,431 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #6,709 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #5,912 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2015 | #6,164 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2014 | #5,252 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #5,764 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #5,664 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #5,002 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2010 | #4,462 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #3,497 | 47 | 0.0026% |
| 2008 | #3,905 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2007 | #5,328 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2006 | #4,532 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #3,445 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 2004 | #3,112 | 50 | 0.0027% |
| 2003 | #3,924 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2002 | #3,561 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2001 | #3,999 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2000 | #2,885 | 50 | 0.0028% |
| 1999 | #3,761 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1998 | #3,091 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1997 | #2,683 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 1996 | #2,413 | 54 | 0.0031% |
| 1995 | #3,003 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1994 | #2,446 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1993 | #2,588 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 1992 | #2,635 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 1991 | #2,687 | 45 | 0.0024% |
| 1990 | #2,591 | 46 | 0.0024% |
| 1989 | #2,212 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 1988 | #1,813 | 69 | 0.0039% |
| 1987 | #1,463 | 89 | 0.0051% |
| 1986 | #1,415 | 91 | 0.0053% |
| 1985 | #1,584 | 76 | 0.0044% |
| 1984 | #2,171 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 1983 | #2,579 | 35 | 0.0021% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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