US rank #15847 Girls' name Peak 2014 167 births

Mally — #15847 US girls' name

167 babies named Mally in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s252000s492010s622020s26
#15847
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Mally was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

15 babies were named Mally in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mally

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Mally between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mally currently holds the #15847 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mally performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Mally shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mally 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 167 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.

Mally at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

167

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2014

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#15,847

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mally popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
15
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
05101520 202420212014201120072002199919921986 5

Mally by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
62 births that decade — 37% of Mally's all-time total
1980s51990s252000s492010s622020s26

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mally?
167 babies have been named Mally since 1986. It currently ranks #15847 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 15 births.
When was Mally most popular?
Mally was most popular in the 2010s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Mally been used?
Mally has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mally?
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, 1986–2024 (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.