Mollie

#1,113 for girls in 2025, 212 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #9,948
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1885 · 396 births
Debut · girls
283 births
In top 100 · girls
9 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
48,164
since 1880

Mollie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201911peak #79, 1885girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#1,113212—
2024#1,202197—
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2020#1,089224—
2019#1,069236—
2018#1,116219—
2017#1,058242—
2016#1,005263—
2015#989273—
2014#805347—
2013#712391—
2012#651437—
2011#652438—
2010#675428—
2009#694419—
2008#710420—
2007#774373—
2006#756363—
2005#739365—
2004#776332#9,9486
2003#646410—
2002#654386—
2001#596423—
2000#580448—
1999#570441—
1998#557442—
1997#560418—
1996#551423—
1995#541438—
1994#540454—
1993#500495—
1992#499486—
1991#458535—
1990#465527—
1989#526442—
1988#526419—
1987#520398—
1986#548370—
1985#519387—
1984#613292—
1983#575312—
1982#559329—
1981#612295—
1980#637286—
1979#635274—
1978#696228—
1977#649250—
1976#719204—
1975#674222—
1974#705208—
1973#782170—
1972#757184—
1971#750195—
1970#753196—
1969#796167—
1968#842146—
1967#850141—
1966#887128—
1965#825145—
1964#786173—
1963#929129—
1962#1,014112—
1961#879147—
1960#782171—
1959#791166—
1958#723186—
1957#690208—
1956#671205—
1955#693184—
1954#683187—
1953#570238—
1952#555241—
1951#630189—
1950#570214—
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1948#532243—
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1932#388283—
1931#354327#3,0957
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1928#364358#3,6976
1927#352370—
1926#333394—
1925#328413#4,1975
1924#322431#4,3475
1923#293491—
1922#284532#3,8726
1921#277570#3,8696
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1914#203644—
1913#206506—
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1911#190378—
1910#170399—
1909#167361—
1908#175341—
1907#165356#1,3455
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1902#153337—
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1900#138437—
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1898#142357—
1897#143333—
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1893#118367—
1892#108411—
1891#110356—
1890#118349—
1889#98402—
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First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Mollie was already there! It came in at #81, and was given to 283 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1961–1963, when fewer than 150 girls a year got the name.

Where Mollie is popular in 1911

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #167 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 970 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedMINew York: #99 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 453 girlsNYMassachusetts: #179 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,361 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #179 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,438 girlsPANew Jersey: #189 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,431 girlsNJConnecticut: #141 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 841 girlsCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedUTColorado: #102 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 391 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #272 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,906 girlsMOKentucky: #121 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 498 girlsKYWest Virginia: #181 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 885 girlsWVVirginia: #144 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 669 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #158 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 597 girlsARTennessee: #165 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 767 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #129 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 534 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #213 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,138 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedLAMississippi: #200 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsMSAlabama: #147 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 665 girlsALGeorgia: #159 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 834 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedHITexas: #304 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,627 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#99 · 1 in 453
  2. Colorado#102 · 1 in 391
  3. Kentucky#121 · 1 in 498
  4. North Carolina#129 · 1 in 534
  5. Connecticut#141 · 1 in 841

Best ever in a state: #77 in Colorado, 1914.

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StateRankBirthsShare
New York#99821 in 453
Colorado#10261 in 391
Kentucky#121221 in 498
North Carolina#129241 in 534
Connecticut#14151 in 841
Virginia#144161 in 669
Alabama#147181 in 665
Arkansas#158121 in 597
Georgia#159181 in 834
Tennessee#165131 in 767
Illinois#167201 in 970
Massachusetts#179101 in 1,361
Pennsylvania#179241 in 1,438
West Virginia#18171 in 885
New Jersey#18971 in 1,431
Mississippi#20091 in 1,020
Oklahoma#21371 in 1,138
Missouri#27261 in 1,906
Texas#304121 in 1,627
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Mollie
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 89 spots since 2024 (#1,202 → #1,113)
  • 24 spots since 2020 (#1,089 → #1,113)
  • 124 spots since 2015 (#989 → #1,113)
  • Biggest jump: 143 spots in 1964 (#929 → #786)
  • Biggest drop: 184 spots in 2015 (#805 → #989)
Rise & fade · girls
5 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1885 at #79 (396 births)
  • Births halved by 1951, 66 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 9 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 9 yrs · run 1880–1887
  • Top 1,000: 135 yrs · run 1880–1961
Share of babies · girls
1 in 322
  • Highest: 1 in 322 girls born in 1880 were named Mollie (0.31%)
  • Latest: 1 in 7,581 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #79 in 1885, was only 1 in 336 (0.30%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 12.0% of all girls named Mollie (5,789) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,471#79 (1885)#88
1890s3,609#108 (1892)#126
1900s3,475#138 (1900)#160
1910s5,789#170 (1910)#218
1920s4,473#275 (1920)#318
1930s2,773#354 (1931)#394
1940s2,314#439 (1940)#498
1950s2,018#555 (1952)#658
1960s1,459#782 (1960)#859
1970s2,131#635 (1979)#712
1980s3,530#519 (1985)#564
1990s4,659#458 (1991)#524
2000s3,939#580 (2000)#693
2010s3,274#651 (2012)#873
2020s1,250#1,089 (2020)#1,158

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Mollie in 1911

girls
#190
378 births · 1 in 1,107 girls

Top girls' names in 1911

  1. #1Mary24,390
  2. #2Helen11,801
  3. #3Margaret9,279
  4. #4Dorothy8,869
  5. #5Ruth8,003
  6. #6Anna6,753
  7. #7Elizabeth6,298
  8. #8Mildred6,271
  9. #9Marie5,017
  10. #10Frances4,967
  11. #190Mollie378
More about 1911

girls

418,309 girls got a published name in 1911; 1 in 1,107 of them was named Mollie, which outranked 93.4% of the 2,868 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mollie
  1. #187Anita381
  2. #188Lorene380
  3. #188Wanda380
  4. #190Mollie378
  5. #191Isabelle377
  6. #192Jeannette373
  7. #193Lorraine365
Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,003Laurette#1,935 → #932
  2. ↑ 683Glenda#1,521 → #838
  3. ↑ 680Ana#1,421 → #741
  4. ↑ 623Vilma#1,521 → #898
  5. ↑ 523Emmaline#1,421 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,194Alys#997 → #2,191
  2. ↓ 959Leana#997 → #1,956
  3. ↓ 686Coletta#859 → #1,545
  4. ↓ 686Blossom#970 → #1,656
  5. ↓ 659Otis#997 → #1,656

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1911 →