Meaning:
Its source is malheure, an Old French name meaning "Unlucky."
Languages:
This girl's name is used in English.
Alternative Spellings: Mallery, Malloree and Malorie
Popularity:
The name Mallory ranked 235th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 812th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name makes a strong showing in state popularity data of the 1980s, but makes few (if any) appearances on lists compiled after that period.