Unfortunate or unlucky
Derived from the Old French surname 'maloret', meaning 'the unlucky one'. It was famously introduced to literature by Sir Thomas Malory, the author of Le Morte d'Arthur, and has since transitioned into use as a given name.
About 13 girls were named Malory in 2025.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
English writer and compiler of Le Morte d'Arthur
The sharp-tongued matriarch and spy agency director · Archer
The eponymous boarding school in Enid Blyton's series · Malory Towers
