78%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (Modern) Pronounced Pron. /ˈmæl.ə.ɹi/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From an English surname that meant "unfortunate" in Norman French. It first became common in the 1980s due to the American sitcom Family Ties (1982-1989), which featured a character by this name. PopularityDetails Last ranked #100 in 1987 Canada Last ranked #982 in 2022 England and Wales Last ranked #489 in 1996 France Last ranked #429 in 2023 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class natural wholesome strong refined strange Categories American Horror Story characters, Babysitters Club characters, Family Ties characters, fortune, LGBT history, love island US, luck, modern English, negative, Summer Camp Island characters, surnames, television, The West Wing characters, ventriloquists, witches