Malorie: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,057

among girls · ↓245 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Malorie · -10% vs 2024

How common

1 in 29,764

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1987

218 babies

All-time total

4,027

#2,980 all-time among girls

First recorded

1959

in Social Security records

Malorie popularity over time

4,027 babies have been named Malorie since 1959, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	6	1	–	#5,977
1960s	5	1	-17%	#7,425
1970s	40	4	+700%	#6,377
1980s	953	95	+2283%	#803
1990s	1,121	112	+18%	#1,261
2000s	1,071	107	-4%	#1,485
2010s	538	54	-50%	#2,169
2020s (to 2025)	293	49	-9%	#2,812

Where Malorie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	57	0.04	outside top 500
2027	59	0.04	outside top 500
2028	61	0.04	outside top 500
2029	62	0.04	outside top 500
2030	64	0.04	outside top 500

The story of Malorie

Malorie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,057 in 2025 with 54 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1959, 4,027 American babies have been named Malorie. Its peak came in 1987, when 218 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Malorie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Malorie?

The median living Malorie is about 26 years old; half are between 17 and 35. An estimated 4,000 people named Malorie are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Malorie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	54	#3,057
2024	60	#2,812
2023	52	#3,168
2022	39	#3,868
2021	38	#3,916
2020	50	#3,169
2019	50	#3,207
2018	36	#4,049
2017	32	#4,447
2016	40	#3,829
2015	63	#2,799
2014	44	#3,567
2013	50	#3,248
2012	51	#3,251
2011	88	#2,169
2010	84	#2,285
2009	96	#2,113
2008	107	#1,975
2007	111	#1,883
2006	86	#2,243
2005	99	#1,944
2004	124	#1,589
2003	105	#1,798
2002	106	#1,728
2001	113	#1,625
2000	124	#1,485
1995	90	#1,646
1990	130	#1,261
1985	127	#1,135
1980	7	#8,690
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Malorie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Malorie?

The median living Malorie is about 26 years old. Half of all living Malories are between 17 and 35 years old.

How many people named Malorie are alive today?

An estimated 4,000 people named Malorie are alive in the United States, based on 4,027 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Malorie in 2025?

Malorie ranked #3,057 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 54 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Malorie?

4,027 babies have been named Malorie in the United States since 1959, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Malorie most popular?

Malorie peaked in 1987, when 218 newborns received the name.

Is Malorie a boy or girl name?

Malorie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Malorie rising or falling?

Malorie is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Malorie become more popular?

Malorie is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 64 girls named Malorie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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