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Mallory

Mallory means "unlucky, unfortunate", according to etymological references. It peaked back in the 1990s and has been gradually easing since. In the current registry, it is a name plenty of people share. In total, about 55,034 American babies have carried this name since 1900.

FrenchNorman French "malheure"
EtymologyMeaning "unlucky, unfortunate"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
22
1920s
71
1930s
73
1940s
250
1950s
448
1960s
383
1970s
422
1980s
15,239
1990s
16,560
2000s
14,370
2010s
7,196
Peaked in the 1990s · 55,034 total U.S. births since 1900