Mallarie

Meaning & origin

Mallarie is a modern respelling of Mallory, a name that has been in use since the Middle Ages as a surname and later as a given name. The variant Mallarie first appeared in the United States in 1984, a time when creative spellings were on the rise. Its peak year was 1987, when it saw its highest number of births, though it remained very rare. The name has not entered the top 1000 and has a stable trajectory in the 2020s, with minimal usage. Mallarie is almost exclusively used for girls and is most common among families who prefer unique spellings of familiar names. While no top states are recorded due to low numbers, it is likely found scattered across the country.

Mallarie is a modern respelling of Mallory, which itself derives from an Old French word meaning 'unfortunate' or 'ill-omened.' The name Mallory was originally a Norman French surname brought to England after the Conquest, and it gained popularity as a given name in the 20th century. Mallarie emerged as a variant spelling, likely influenced by the popular suffix -ie or -y for feminine names. The name has seen sporadic use in the United States since the mid-1980s.