Recorded 1983–2014 Girls' name Peak 1985 481 births

Mallery — girls' name

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.

1980s1751990s1382000s1272010s41
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.

What the Data Says About Mallery

The Social Security Administration has registered 481 babies named Mallery between 1983 and 2014, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mallery currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mallery performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 175 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mallery shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mallery 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 481 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.

Mallery at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

481

Since 1983

32 years of records

Peak year

1985

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1983

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2014

Mallery popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1983

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1985)
38
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
010203040 201420102006200219981994199019861983 14

Mallery by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
175 births that decade — 36% of Mallery's all-time total
1980s1751990s1382000s1272010s41

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mallery?
481 babies have been named Mallery since 1983. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year 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?
Mallery has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 32 years of data through 2014.
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.

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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, 1983–2014 (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.