Mallori
Mallori was the 9249th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 1415th with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,083 places. More babies were named Mallori in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mallory) unlucky (Norman nickname) · Anglo-Norman, Old French
- Rank in 2025
- #9,249 girls, up 3,737 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 11girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198691 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,577babies recorded
What does the name Mallori mean?
Mallori is a spelling of Mallory, pronounced the same way, so it shares Mallory's meaning and origin.
Mallory is an English surname from an Anglo-Norman nickname for an unlucky or unfortunate person, from Old French maleuré, "unhappy, unlucky", from mal, "bad", and eür, "fortune". Wiktionary gives this derivation. Sir Thomas Malory, author of Le Morte d'Arthur, bore an early form. As a girl's name it became popular in the US in the 1980s.
maleuré (Old French, “unlucky, unfortunate”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Malory, Mallorie.
See also: French names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Mallory', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Mallory', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
Mallori popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,249 | 11 |
| 2020 | #12,986 | 7 |
| 2010 | #4,462 | 33 |
| 2000 | #2,885 | 50 |
| 1990 | #2,591 | 46 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mallori, counting every spelling?
Mallori is a spelling of Mallory, a name family that ranked #338 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #9,249 for Mallori on its own. Together these spellings went to 977 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mallory | 825 | #372 | 3,448 |
| Mallorie | 67 | #2,601 | 277 |
| Malorie | 54 | #3,057 | 243 |
| Malory | 13 | #8,163 | 80 |
| Mallori | 11 | #9,249 | 47 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Mallori?
11 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mallori (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mallori born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 750 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mallori.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mallori?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Mallori are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 20 and 38. That makes Mallori mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mallori: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mallori, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mallori
What does Mallori mean?
Mallori is a spelling of Mallory, which means “unlucky (Norman nickname)” (Anglo-Norman, Old French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mallori?
Mallori was the 9249th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 11 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 1415th with 91 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,083 places. More babies were named Mallori in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Mallori a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mallori in the US.