Mallorie
Mallorie was the 2601st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 820th with 213 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 253 places. More babies were named Mallorie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mallory) unlucky (Norman nickname) · Anglo-Norman, Old French
- Rank in 2025
- #2,601 girls, up 136 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 67girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1987213 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,491babies recorded
What does the name Mallorie mean?
Mallorie 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
Mallorie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,601 | 67 |
| 2020 | #2,737 | 61 |
| 2010 | #1,675 | 127 |
| 2000 | #1,401 | 133 |
| 1990 | #1,345 | 119 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Mallorie, counting every spelling?
Mallorie is a spelling of Mallory, a name family that ranked #338 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,601 for Mallorie 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 Mallorie?
67 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Mallorie (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Mallorie 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 125 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Mallorie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Mallorie?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Mallorie are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 16 and 35. That makes Mallorie 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.
Mallorie by state
How common Mallorie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Mallorie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Mallorie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Mallorie
What does Mallorie mean?
Mallorie is a spelling of Mallory, which means “unlucky (Norman nickname)” (Anglo-Norman, Old French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Mallorie?
Mallorie was the 2601st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 67 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 820th with 213 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 253 places. More babies were named Mallorie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Mallorie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Mallorie in the US.
Where is Mallorie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Mallorie was most common in Mississippi (0.11 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and North Carolina.