Given name & surname
Mallary
“an unlucky young woman; ill-fated”·“an unlucky young man; ill-fated”
Mallary is a variant of Mallory. Interpretations include “an unlucky young woman; ill-fated” (French) and “an unlucky young man; ill-fated” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mallary is a variant of Mallory. Interpretations include “an unlucky young woman; ill-fated” (French) and “an unlucky young man; ill-fated” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mallary is a variant of Mallory. An origin associated with Mallory is Old French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Mallary is a variant of Mallory. The history of Mallory gives this family its wider story. Mallory’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Mallary through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 758
- 0 boys · 758 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 69 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 69 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 732 as a first name in 2020; 324 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mallary’s family of names
Mallary has a related form in Mallory.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Mallary, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“an unlucky young woman; ill-fated” · “an unlucky young man; ill-fated”
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Marlena
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Mai
“wheat”
>99% girls