US rank #7703 Girls' name Peak 1987 1,385 births

Malory — #7703 US girls' name

1,385 babies named Malory in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s3741990s4412000s3272010s1662020s77
#7703
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 56% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Malory was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

85 babies were named Malory in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Malory

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,385 babies named Malory between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Malory currently holds the #7703 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 85 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Malory performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 441 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Malory shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 64 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Malory in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Malory 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 1,385 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.

Malory at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,385

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

1987

85 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,703

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Malory popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1987)
85
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
020406080100 20242018201220062000199419881983 18

Malory by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
441 births that decade — 32% of Malory's all-time total
1980s3741990s4412000s3272010s1662020s77

Malory by state

Where Malory concentrates geographically — total births since 1983

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Malory
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
64 4.6%
#2 California
56 4.0%
#3 Ohio
24 1.7%
#4 Illinois
16 1.2%
#5 Florida
11 0.8%
#6 Michigan
11 0.8%
#7 Tennessee
10 0.7%
#8 Pennsylvania
7 0.5%
Texas share of Malory's total US births 4.6%
Even split

64 of 1,385 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Malory appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Malory?
1,385 babies have been named Malory since 1983. It currently ranks #7703 among girls. The peak year was 1987 with 85 births.
When was Malory most popular?
Malory was most popular in the 1990s decade with 441 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Malory most popular?
The top states for the name Malory are Texas (64 births), California (56 births), Ohio (24 births).
How long has the name Malory been used?
Malory has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Malory?
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, 1983–2024 (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.