Girls' name · since 1938
Mallory
59,044 babies named Mallory in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #533 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #372 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 59,044
- born since 1938
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mallory is the #372 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 59,044 recorded since 1938.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mallory has been recorded 59,044 times among girls since 1938, currently ranked #372 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2025.
- #533 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #372 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 59,044 born since 1938
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mallory ranks #533 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #372 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 59,044 born since 1938, peaking in the 1990s.
- #533 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #372 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 59,044
- born since 1938
- 1990s
- peak decade
Mallory's 59,044 recorded births place it above 99.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Mallory compares
59,044 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Mallory's all-time total is 157x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mallory | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 59,044 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 3,325 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mallory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Mallory's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 98% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 2%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 3,325, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Mallory popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 3,325
- Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
Mallory popularity over time - boys
1,100 total births recorded since 1914 (Mallory as boys' name)
Mallory by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (16,471 births, 28% of the file).
1990s was Mallory's strongest decade.
16,471 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Mallory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 115
1940s
115 births
- 1950s 256
1950s
256 births
- 1960s 220
1960s
220 births
- 1970s 249
1970s
249 births
- 1980s
1980s
15,084 births
- 1990s
1990s
16,471 births
- 2000s
2000s
14,345 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,325 births
- 2020s 3,969
2020s
3,969 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16,471 births (28% of all-time use).
How Mallory compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Mallory's total volume
Mallory by state
Where Mallory concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,847 | 8.2% |
| #2 | California | | 3,613 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 3,299 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 2,762 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 2,434 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 2,387 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 2,352 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 2,209 | 3.7% |
4,847 of 59,044 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Mallory appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Mallory's data
- Mallory's decade-level peak was the 1990s (16,471 total births); usage has since declined to 3,969 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Mallorys (4,847 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mallory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~87 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1938–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Mallory 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 August 2026.