Female name
Mallory
355 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2023. Expression number: 33.
Origin
From an Anglo-Norman nickname for an unfortunate person, from Old French maleure, malheure (“unhappy, unlucky”) (whence French malheur), from mal (“bad”) + eur (“fortune”).From Wiktionary, entry “Mallory”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2023: 38 births. 355 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2020s. It is given to girls (97%) as well as boys (3%). It really came into use around 2018. It is still given: 158 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1986: 3,348 births. 60,144 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1980s to the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 83rd among girls' names in 1986. It really came into use around 1942. It is still given: 3,454 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3,030 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 131 | 1980–2025 | — |
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
33
the guide, self-giving (master number)
4 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 6 + 9 + 7 = 33
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
5
freedom, change, movement
1 + 6 + 7 = 14 → 5
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
4 + 3 + 3 + 9 = 19 → 1
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 5, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.