US rank #2799 Girls' name Peak 1987 3,973 births

Malorie — #2799 US girls' name

3,973 babies named Malorie in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61960s51970s401980s9531990s11212000s10712010s5382020s239
#2799
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Malorie was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

218 babies were named Malorie in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malorie

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,973 babies named Malorie between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malorie currently holds the #2799 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 218 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malorie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Malorie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 513 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Malorie in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malorie 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 3,973 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.

Malorie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,973

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

1987

218 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#2,799

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malorie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1987)
218
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
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Malorie by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,121 births that decade — 28% of Malorie's all-time total
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Malorie by state

Where Malorie concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Malorie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
513 12.9%
#2 California
264 6.6%
#3 Ohio
99 2.5%
#4 Louisiana
93 2.3%
#5 Illinois
88 2.2%
#6 Michigan
68 1.7%
#7 Georgia
67 1.7%
#8 New York
67 1.7%
Texas share of Malorie's total US births 12.9%
Even split

513 of 3,973 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Malorie appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malorie?
3,973 babies have been named Malorie since 1959. It currently ranks #2799 among girls. The peak year was 1987 with 218 births.
When was Malorie most popular?
Malorie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,121 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Malorie most popular?
The top states for the name Malorie are Texas (513 births), California (264 births), Ohio (99 births).
How long has the name Malorie been used?
Malorie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malorie?
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, 1959–2024 (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.