girl (SSA Category)French OriginUS Rank #372 in 2025

Mallory

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Unfortunate, unlucky, or ill-omened”

Linguistic heritage: French

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:MA-lur-ee

IPA (US English):/ˈmæ.lər.iː/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity19863,325 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#372825 births in 2025

Total US Registrations60,144Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio98% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1920 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity1986 (3,325 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1920

Recent 2025 Level825 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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