Malorie
Malorie was the 3057th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 803rd with 218 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 258 places. More babies were named Malorie in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Mallory) unlucky (Norman nickname) · Anglo-Norman, Old French
- Rank in 2025
- #3,057 girls, up 112 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 54girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1987218 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,027babies recorded
What does the name Malorie mean?
Malorie 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
Malorie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,057 | 54 |
| 2020 | #3,169 | 50 |
| 2010 | #2,285 | 84 |
| 2000 | #1,485 | 124 |
| 1990 | #1,261 | 130 |
| 1980 | #8,690 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Malorie, counting every spelling?
Malorie is a spelling of Mallory, a name family that ranked #338 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,057 for Malorie 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 Malorie?
54 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Malorie (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Malorie 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 155 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Malorie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Malorie?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Malorie are alive today, with a median age of 27; half are between 18 and 36. That makes Malorie 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.
Malorie by state
How common Malorie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.5×). In 48 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 Malorie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Malorie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Malorie
What does Malorie mean?
Malorie is a spelling of Mallory, which means “unlucky (Norman nickname)” (Anglo-Norman, Old French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Malorie?
Malorie was the 3057th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 54 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 803rd with 218 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 258 places. More babies were named Malorie in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Malorie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Malorie in the US.
Where is Malorie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Malorie was most common in Texas (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and North Carolina.