Mallory

Mallory is a female given name: 98% of people named Mallory are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 4 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 2%Female 98%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 2% male / 98% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Belgium, France
US births since 1880: 1,094 male / 53,940 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Mallory

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Mallory," in English, "Guten Tag Mallory," in German. Mallory is a female given name: about 98% of people named Mallory are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Mallory,

German

Guten Tag Mallory,

French

Bonjour Mallory,

Spanish

Estimado/a Mallory:

Chinese

Mallory您好：

Japanese

Mallory様

English

Hi Mallory,

German

Hi Mallory,

French

Salut Mallory,

Spanish

Hola Mallory,

Chinese

Mallory你好：

Japanese

Malloryさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Mallory by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	2%
Belgium	rare	woman's name	25%
France	rare	woman's name	25%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

1,094 male · 53,940 female · 55,034 births recorded

Male 2%Female 98%

Since 1980: 1% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Mallory a male or female name?

Mallory is a female given name: 98% of people named Mallory are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 4 countries covered.

How do I address Mallory in an email?

Is Mallory a unisex name?

Mallory is not a unisex name: 2% of people named Mallory are men. Mallory leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Mallory a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mallory (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_mallory,
  title  = {Is Mallory a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mallory},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}