Girl name French origin Christian tradition

Mallory

MAL-ə-ree · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Unfortunate, from Old French malheure
Language
French
Culture
French;English
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
French · preppy
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#412
2024 births765
Peak year1986
First appeared1938
Total US births58,213
1986 peak19381960198120032024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MalLoriMal-Mal
Alternate spellings
MalorieMallorey
In other languages
Mallory (English)

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