Total births
481
Girls' name · since 1983
Mallery
481 babies named Mallery in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 481
- total births
- 1983–2014
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Mallery sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 481 recorded since 1983.
Mallery has 481 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2014.
- 481 total births
- 1983–2014 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
481 girls have been named Mallery since 1983, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2014.
- 481
- total births
- 1983–2014
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Mallery was born in this single decade.
1985
Single peak year
38 babies were named Mallery in 1985 - its busiest year on record.
Mallery's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mallery's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mallery at a glance
Last recorded 2014Peak year
1985
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1983
Mallery popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2014
- Peak year (1985)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Mallery by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Mallery's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Mallery births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
175 births
- 1990s
1990s
138 births
- 2000s
2000s
127 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 175 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Mallery? ▼
Since 1983, Social Security records show 481 babies named Mallery. The most recent recorded year was 2014. Its busiest year on record was 1985, with 38 births.
When was Mallery most popular? ▼
Mallery was most popular in the 1980s decade with 175 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Mallery been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Mallery since 1983 -- 32 years through the most recent 2014 data.
What names are similar to Mallery? ▼
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.
What to do with Mallery's data
- Mallery's decade-level peak was the 1980s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Mallery
Nearby Names Like Mallery
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mallery
Mallory Girl
#412 59,044 births
Malia Girl
#328 31,606 births
Malinda Girl
#2857 21,464 births
Maliyah Girl
#589 15,359 births
Malaysia Girl
#855 11,031 births
Compare Mallery side by side: Mallery vs Mallory Mallery vs Malia Mallery vs Malinda
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Mallery: Baby Name Since 1983 - 481 Births, Peak 1985." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/mallery. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Mallery draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.