babyNamedMalory
“from the Old French nickname maloré, unfortunate”probable meaning
Unisex name, of Anglo-Saxon and French origin. Lire en français
- most given unisex name in France
- 103rd
- births in 2023–2025
- 80
- babies born in France
- 1 in 22,727
- +2.5% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2004
Meaning and origin of Malory
Malory is thought to mean “from the Old French nickname maloré, unfortunate” and is of Anglo-Saxon and French origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Malory in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2004.
- Over recent years, Malory has been stable (+2.5% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Malory every 42 schools, all spellings combined.
Malory in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
46 babies in 3 years1 baby in 216,817
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Mallory135
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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