Malorie is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Malorie means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Malorie across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Malorie has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Malorie is a girl name of Old French origin meaning “variant of Mallory, unlucky”. A respelling of Mallory, from the Old French for ill-fated.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,027 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 12 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Malorie per year, United States (1959 to 2025). United States peaked in 1987 (218/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2024 (5/yr).
Malorie is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1987, when it ranked #1,386 nationally (given to 218 babies that year).
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