girls:
57.4k births since 1938
#529 (91st percentile)
boys:
1.1k births since 1914
#3501 (24th percentile)
overall:
58.5k births since 1914
#977 (87th percentile)
The name Mallory is the #977 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 58,544 recorded births since 1914. This represents the 87.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 87.4% of all names). For girls, it ranks #529 (90.8% percentile) for all time with 57,444 births since 1938. For boys, it ranks #3,501 (23.6% percentile) for all time with 1,100 births since 1914.
Mallory first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1914 (1914 for boys and 1938 for girls). Birth data for Mallory is available in 104 out of the 110 years between 1914 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Mallory has been given almost exclusively to girls, with 98.1% of all recorded births being female. Interestingly, until around 1949, the name was more popular for boys (74.8% boys from 1914 to 1948), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (98.6% girls from 1949 to 2023).
For girls, Mallory reached its peak popularity in 1986, achieving the 90.0% percentile (ranked #82) with 1,802 births per million. The name was most common in 1986, with 1,802 births per million (ranked 90.0% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Mallory ranks #393 for girls (58.6% percentile) with 408 births per million, which is 22.6% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Mallory reached its peak popularity in 1971, achieving the 4.1% percentile (ranked #640) with 18 births per million. The name was most common in 1971, with 18 births per million (ranked 4.1% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2021, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Mallory ranks #910 for boys (0.1% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 18.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Mallory".
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