Recorded 1983–2018 Girls' name Peak 1986 758 births

Mallary — girls' name

758 babies named Mallary in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s2871990s2632000s1702010s38
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Mallary was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

69 babies were named Mallary in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mallary

The Social Security Administration has registered 758 babies named Mallary between 1983 and 2018, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mallary currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 69 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mallary performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 287 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mallary shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Mallary in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mallary in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 758 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Mallary at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

758

Since 1983

36 years of records

Peak year

1986

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1983

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2018

Mallary popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1983

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1986)
69
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
020406080 20182010200520001995199019851983 20

Mallary by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
287 births that decade — 38% of Mallary's all-time total
1980s2871990s2632000s1702010s38

Mallary by state

Where Mallary concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Mallary
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 1.5%
#2 Texas
10 1.3%
#3 Georgia
6 0.8%
#4 Florida
5 0.7%
#5 Iowa
5 0.7%
#6 Ohio
5 0.7%
#7 Pennsylvania
5 0.7%
California share of Mallary's total US births 1.5%
Even split

11 of 758 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mallary?
758 babies have been named Mallary since 1983. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1986 with 69 births.
When was Mallary most popular?
Mallary was most popular in the 1980s decade with 287 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Mallary most popular?
The top states for the name Mallary are California (11 births), Texas (10 births), Georgia (6 births).
How long has the name Mallary been used?
Mallary has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 36 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Mallary?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mallory, Malia, Malinda, Maliyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1983–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.