Mallory - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Mallory \m(a)-llo-ry\ is pronounced MAL-or-ee. It is of Old French origin, and its meaning is "unlucky". Surname that became used as a girl's name during the 1980s due to the character Mallory on the TV series "Family Ties".

Mallory has 11 variant forms: Mallary, Mallerey, Mallery, Malloreigh, Mallorey, Mallori, Mallorie, Malorey, Malori, Malorie and Malory.

A baby name that sounds like Mallory is Meliora.

Mallory is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Mallory. Click here to compare Mallory with related baby names.