Malloree
Feminine variant of the French surname Mallory, likely derived from mal "bad" and orie "origin".
Name Census estimates that about 255 living Americans carry the first name Malloree. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Malloree today is around 24 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Malloree births was 2008 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Malloree. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
255
~ 1 in 1,344,135 Americans
Peak year
2008
18 babies that year
Average age
24
years old
2021 SSA rank
#16,796
Tracked since 1984
Census
Malloree in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 239 people with the first name Malloree, which placed it at #34,236 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#34,236
National first-name rank
People counted
239
239 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
82.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Malloree
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Malloree is White at 82.8%. The next largest groups are Black (7.5%) and Two or More Races (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Malloree described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Malloree at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White82.8% · 198
- Black or African American7.5% · 18
- Two or more races5.9% · 14
- Hispanic or Latino2.5% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 2
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 1
Popularity
Malloree: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Malloree from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 90 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Malloree by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Malloree during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Malloree
The given name Malloree is believed to have originated as a feminine variant of the male name Malory, which itself is derived from the Old French place name "Maillorie" or "Mallorie." This place name is thought to come from the Latin words "malleus," meaning "hammer," and "aurea," meaning "golden."
The name Malloree likely emerged in the Middle Ages, during the 12th or 13th century, when it was common practice to derive given names from place names and occupations. It is possible that the name was initially used as a surname for someone who hailed from the place called Maillorie or Mallorie, or perhaps for someone who worked as a blacksmith or metalworker, professions associated with hammers.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Malloree can be found in the 14th-century Middle English poem "Le Morte d'Arthur" by Sir Thomas Malory (c. 1405-1471), which chronicles the legendary tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. In this work, the name Malory is used as the author's surname, though it is unclear whether he adopted it himself or if it was a scribal error.
Another noteworthy figure with the name Malloree was Malloree Didier (1572-1642), a French playwright and poet who wrote several comedies and tragedies during the Renaissance period. Her works, though not widely known today, were popular in her time and contributed to the development of French theater.
In the 18th century, Malloree Montague (1711-1767) was a British botanist and naturalist who made significant contributions to the study of plant life in the American colonies. She is credited with discovering and documenting numerous species of plants native to the eastern United States.
Moving into the 19th century, Malloree Gillespie (1822-1888) was a Scottish mathematician and educator who authored several influential textbooks on algebra and calculus. Her work helped to advance the teaching of mathematics and make it more accessible to students.
Finally, in the 20th century, Malloree Jennings (1904-1989) was an American aviator and one of the first women to obtain a commercial pilot's license in the United States. She played a crucial role in promoting aviation and encouraging women to pursue careers in the field.
People
Malloree + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Malloree as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Malloree: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Malloree?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 255 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Malloree going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,344,135 US residents.
Is Malloree a common name?
We classify Malloree as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 261 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Malloree most popular?
The single biggest year for Malloree was 2008, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Malloree is about 24 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Malloree in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 239 people with the name Malloree, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,236 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Malloree in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Malloree?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Malloree appears almost entirely female. Of the 236 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Malloree?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Malloree is White at 82.8%. The next largest groups are Black (7.5%) and Two or More Races (5.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Malloree most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Malloree in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.8% (198 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Malloree in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Malloree a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Malloree in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Malloree still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Malloree in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Malloree can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Malloree?
You can see how many Americans are named Malloree on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.