Girls' name · since 1983
Malory
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 1,399 babies named Malory, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,970 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,049 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,399
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Malory is the #8049 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,399 recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malory has been recorded 1,399 times among girls since 1983, currently ranked #8049 nationally and more common than 53% 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 1983 to 2025.
- #5,970 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,049 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,399 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Malory ranks #5,970 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,049 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,399 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,970 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,049 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,399
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Malory's 1,399 recorded births place it above 91.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Malory compares
1,399 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Malory's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Malory | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,399 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 21 | 19,840 |
Malory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Malory's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 2016, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 85, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Malory popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Malory by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (441 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Malory's strongest decade.
441 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Malory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
374 births
- 1990s
1990s
441 births
- 2000s
2000s
327 births
- 2010s 166
2010s
166 births
- 2020s 91
2020s
91 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 441 births (32% of all-time use).
How Malory 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 Malory's total volume
Malory by state
Where Malory concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| 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 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.5% |
64 of 1,399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Malory appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Malory's data
- Malory's decade-level peak was the 1990s (441 total births); usage has since declined to 91 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Malorys (64 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 Malory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1983–2025 (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 Malory 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.