Mallery
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MAL-uh-ree
- Origin
- French
Mallery is a girls' name of French origin, meaning “unfortunate”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Mallery mean?
French: spelling of Malerie, itself a variant of Mallory, from Old French maleure, perhaps influenced by Valerie
“unfortunate”
Sir Thomas Malory compiled the Arthurian romance Le Morte d'Arthur in the 15th century.
Meaning borrowed from Malerie.
Is Mallery a girl's or a boy's name?
Mallery is a girls' name.
How popular is Mallery in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1985, with 38 girls. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the girls named Mallery in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Mallery in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6,838 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 11 | #8,216 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 14 | #6,252 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,666 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 15 | #5,829 |
| 1989 | 23 | #4,115 |
| 1988 | 23 | #3,888 |
| 1987 | 29 | #3,166 |
| 1986 | 29 | #3,133 |
| 1985 | 38 | #2,544 |
| 1984 | 19 | #3,989 |
| 1983 | 14 | #4,883 |
Names like Mallery
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emily Brittany Destiny Madison Cassidy Molly Mariah Emely Mackenzie Avery Kennedy Haley
Names related to Mallery
Miller Mallory Mallorie Malory Malerie Mallori Malloree Mallarie
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Mallery: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mallery, updated 20 October 2026.