Given name & surname
Mally
“one who is sweet and gentle”
Mally is a variant of Melinda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is sweet and gentle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mally is a variant of Melinda. One Latin interpretation is “one who is sweet and gentle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mally is a variant of Melinda. An origin associated with Melinda is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Mally as a surname developed from Malý.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mally through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 179
- 0 boys · 179 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,667 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,667 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 349 as a first name in 2020; 723 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.
Mally’s family of names
In German usage, Mally as a surname developed from the Czech form Malý. Mally has a related form in Melinda. In English usage, Mally as a surname has a related form in MALLEY.
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Around the world
Mally has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.