Given name & surname
Mallery
“an unlucky young woman; ill-fated”·“an unlucky young man; ill-fated”
Mallery 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
Mallery 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
Mallery 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. Mallery 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
Mallery through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 481
- 0 boys · 481 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 38 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 9 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 38 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 496 as a first name in 2020; 1,881 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.
Mallery’s family of names
Mallery has a related form in Mallory.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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