How Many People Are Named Mallory?
An estimated 57,184 people in the United States have the first name Mallory. It is predominantly female (98.1%). The average bearer is 28 years old, and Mallory peaked in popularity in 1986 with 3,348 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mallory as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mallory paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Mallory is overwhelmingly female, 1,100 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
57,184
About 1 in 5,994 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
98.1% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
1986
3,348 births
Total Registered
59,313
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mallory
Mallory is predominantly female (98.1%), though 1,100 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Mallory as a male name
Ranked #11,722 in 2023
6 male births in 2023
Peak: 1971 (32 births)
Mallory as a female name
Ranked #412 in 2024
765 female births in 2024
Peak: 1986 (3,325 births)
Mallory: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mallory span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 16,562 babies were registered. Mallory has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Mallory by Decade
How has Mallory tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mallory by State
Birth registrations for Mallory span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Wyoming, District of Columbia, Alaska. On average, about 1,107 Mallorys were registered per state.
Mallory + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mallory as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Mallory
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Mallory: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mallory?
We estimate approximately 57,184 people named Mallory are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,994 Americans share this first name.
Is Mallory a common name?
Mallory is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 59,313 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mallory most popular?
Mallory reached peak popularity in 1986, when 3,348 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mallory is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mallory a female name?
Mallory is predominantly female. 98.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mallory Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mallory Smith, Mallory Johnson, Mallory Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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