Given name & surname
Mallie
“one who is sweet and gentle”·“star of the sea”·“from the sea of bitterness”
Mallie is a variant of Melinda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is sweet and gentle.” Mallie is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mallie is a variant of Melinda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is sweet and gentle.” Mallie is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mallie is a variant of Melinda. An origin associated with Melinda is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mallie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,869
- 407 boys · 3,462 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 69 babies
- 2025
- 54
- #3,056 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +48%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 54 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,056 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 47.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, North Carolina and Tennessee shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,370 as a first name in 2020; 174 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.
Mallie’s family of names
Mallie has a related form in Mary. Mallie has a related form in Melinda.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 5
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Mallie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“resembling the lily”
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“of the shining sea”
>99% girls
Dovie
“resembling a bird of peace” · “a peaceful man”
>99% girls
Antoinette
“a flourishing man; from an ancient Roman family”
>99% girls
Ailene
“light-bearer” · “from the green meadow”
>99% girls
Lorene
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls
Lilla
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>99% girls
Iva
“of the yew tree”
>99% girls