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
- Peak · girls
- 1885 · 396 births
- Debut · girls
- 283 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 9 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 48,164since 1880
Mollie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,113 | 212 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,202 | 197 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,137 | 213 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,225 | 197 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,180 | 207 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,089 | 224 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,069 | 236 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,116 | 219 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,058 | 242 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,005 | 263 | — | |
| 2015 | #989 | 273 | — | |
| 2014 | #805 | 347 | — | |
| 2013 | #712 | 391 | — | |
| 2012 | #651 | 437 | — | |
| 2011 | #652 | 438 | — | |
| 2010 | #675 | 428 | — | |
| 2009 | #694 | 419 | — | |
| 2008 | #710 | 420 | — | |
| 2007 | #774 | 373 | — | |
| 2006 | #756 | 363 | — | |
| 2005 | #739 | 365 | — | |
| 2004 | #776 | 332 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #646 | 410 | — | |
| 2002 | #654 | 386 | — | |
| 2001 | #596 | 423 | — | |
| 2000 | #580 | 448 | — | |
| 1999 | #570 | 441 | — | |
| 1998 | #557 | 442 | — | |
| 1997 | #560 | 418 | — | |
| 1996 | #551 | 423 | — | |
| 1995 | #541 | 438 | — | |
| 1994 | #540 | 454 | — | |
| 1993 | #500 | 495 | — | |
| 1992 | #499 | 486 | — | |
| 1991 | #458 | 535 | — | |
| 1990 | #465 | 527 | — | |
| 1989 | #526 | 442 | — | |
| 1988 | #526 | 419 | — | |
| 1987 | #520 | 398 | — | |
| 1986 | #548 | 370 | — | |
| 1985 | #519 | 387 | — | |
| 1984 | #613 | 292 | — | |
| 1983 | #575 | 312 | — | |
| 1982 | #559 | 329 | — | |
| 1981 | #612 | 295 | — | |
| 1980 | #637 | 286 | — | |
| 1979 | #635 | 274 | — | |
| 1978 | #696 | 228 | — | |
| 1977 | #649 | 250 | — | |
| 1976 | #719 | 204 | — | |
| 1975 | #674 | 222 | — | |
| 1974 | #705 | 208 | — | |
| 1973 | #782 | 170 | — | |
| 1972 | #757 | 184 | — | |
| 1971 | #750 | 195 | — | |
| 1970 | #753 | 196 | — | |
| 1969 | #796 | 167 | — | |
| 1968 | #842 | 146 | — | |
| 1967 | #850 | 141 | — | |
| 1966 | #887 | 128 | — | |
| 1965 | #825 | 145 | — | |
| 1964 | #786 | 173 | — | |
| 1963 | #929 | 129 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,014 | 112 | — | |
| 1961 | #879 | 147 | — | |
| 1960 | #782 | 171 | — | |
| 1959 | #791 | 166 | — | |
| 1958 | #723 | 186 | — | |
| 1957 | #690 | 208 | — | |
| 1956 | #671 | 205 | — | |
| 1955 | #693 | 184 | — | |
| 1954 | #683 | 187 | — | |
| 1953 | #570 | 238 | — | |
| 1952 | #555 | 241 | — | |
| 1951 | #630 | 189 | — | |
| 1950 | #570 | 214 | — | |
| 1949 | #551 | 230 | — | |
| 1948 | #532 | 243 | — | |
| 1947 | #538 | 243 | — | |
| 1946 | #551 | 205 | — | |
| 1945 | #496 | 215 | — | |
| 1944 | #476 | 224 | — | |
| 1943 | #474 | 242 | — | |
| 1942 | #477 | 237 | — | |
| 1941 | #450 | 234 | — | |
| 1940 | #439 | 241 | — | |
| 1939 | #423 | 257 | — | |
| 1938 | #423 | 252 | — | |
| 1937 | #434 | 226 | — | |
| 1936 | #421 | 236 | — | |
| 1935 | #376 | 283 | — | |
| 1934 | #376 | 284 | — | |
| 1933 | #392 | 272 | — | |
| 1932 | #388 | 283 | — | |
| 1931 | #354 | 327 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1930 | #357 | 353 | — | |
| 1929 | #347 | 354 | — | |
| 1928 | #364 | 358 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #352 | 370 | — | |
| 1926 | #333 | 394 | — | |
| 1925 | #328 | 413 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #322 | 431 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #293 | 491 | — | |
| 1922 | #284 | 532 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1921 | #277 | 570 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #275 | 560 | — | |
| 1919 | #254 | 638 | — | |
| 1918 | #242 | 701 | — | |
| 1917 | #242 | 672 | — | |
| 1916 | #243 | 650 | — | |
| 1915 | #219 | 738 | — | |
| 1914 | #203 | 644 | — | |
| 1913 | #206 | 506 | — | |
| 1912 | #206 | 463 | — | |
| 1911 | #190 | 378 | — | |
| 1910 | #170 | 399 | — | |
| 1909 | #167 | 361 | — | |
| 1908 | #175 | 341 | — | |
| 1907 | #165 | 356 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #162 | 355 | — | |
| 1905 | #160 | 344 | — | |
| 1904 | #162 | 336 | — | |
| 1903 | #171 | 284 | — | |
| 1902 | #153 | 337 | — | |
| 1901 | #151 | 324 | — | |
| 1900 | #138 | 437 | — | |
| 1899 | #153 | 301 | — | |
| 1898 | #142 | 357 | — | |
| 1897 | #143 | 333 | — | |
| 1896 | #127 | 374 | — | |
| 1895 | #123 | 382 | — | |
| 1894 | #122 | 379 | — | |
| 1893 | #118 | 367 | — | |
| 1892 | #108 | 411 | — | |
| 1891 | #110 | 356 | — | |
| 1890 | #118 | 349 | — | |
| 1889 | #98 | 402 | — | |
| 1888 | #102 | 375 | — | |
| 1887 | #100 | 333 | — | |
| 1886 | #82 | 421 | — | |
| 1885 | #79 | 396 | — | |
| 1884 | #79 | 374 | — | |
| 1883 | #89 | 301 | — | |
| 1882 | #84 | 305 | — | |
| 1881 | #82 | 281 | — | |
| 1880 | #81 | 283 | — | |
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 1925
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#189 · 1 in 1,110
- Virginia#189 · 1 in 1,207
- Alabama#193 · 1 in 1,064
- Tennessee#205 · 1 in 1,213
- Connecticut#215 · 1 in 2,038
Best ever in a state: #77 in Colorado, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #189 | 27 | 1 in 1,110 |
| Virginia | #189 | 23 | 1 in 1,207 |
| Alabama | #193 | 31 | 1 in 1,064 |
| Tennessee | #205 | 24 | 1 in 1,213 |
| Connecticut | #215 | 6 | 1 in 2,038 |
| Georgia | #218 | 26 | 1 in 1,339 |
| North Carolina | #223 | 28 | 1 in 1,419 |
| Colorado | #237 | 6 | 1 in 1,464 |
| New Jersey | #241 | 13 | 1 in 2,393 |
| Florida | #242 | 11 | 1 in 1,357 |
| South Carolina | #245 | 13 | 1 in 1,849 |
| New York | #247 | 44 | 1 in 2,274 |
| Washington | #249 | 5 | 1 in 1,960 |
| Mississippi | #287 | 12 | 1 in 1,929 |
| West Virginia | #296 | 9 | 1 in 2,283 |
| Massachusetts | #322 | 7 | 1 in 5,045 |
| Oklahoma | #333 | 11 | 1 in 2,351 |
| Pennsylvania | #358 | 17 | 1 in 5,574 |
| Texas | #401 | 25 | 1 in 2,469 |
| California | #411 | 9 | 1 in 4,101 |
| Louisiana | #417 | 7 | 1 in 3,396 |
| Missouri | #426 | 7 | 1 in 4,469 |
| Arkansas | #485 | 5 | 1 in 4,348 |
| Michigan | #486 | 5 | 1 in 8,186 |
| Ohio | #506 | 6 | 1 in 9,203 |
| Illinois | #643 | 5 | 1 in 12,017 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1885 at #79 (396 births)
- Births halved by 1951, 66 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 9 yrs · run 1880–1887
- Top 1,000: 135 yrs · run 1880–1961
- 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
- 12.0% of all girls named Mollie (5,789) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,471 | #79 (1885) | #88 |
| 1890s | 3,609 | #108 (1892) | #126 |
| 1900s | 3,475 | #138 (1900) | #160 |
| 1910s | 5,789 | #170 (1910) | #218 |
| 1920s | 4,473 | #275 (1920) | #318 |
| 1930s | 2,773 | #354 (1931) | #394 |
| 1940s | 2,314 | #439 (1940) | #498 |
| 1950s | 2,018 | #555 (1952) | #658 |
| 1960s | 1,459 | #782 (1960) | #859 |
| 1970s | 2,131 | #635 (1979) | #712 |
| 1980s | 3,530 | #519 (1985) | #564 |
| 1990s | 4,659 | #458 (1991) | #524 |
| 2000s | 3,939 | #580 (2000) | #693 |
| 2010s | 3,274 | #651 (2012) | #873 |
| 2020s | 1,250 | #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 1925
Top girls' names in 1925
Top boys' names in 1925
More about 1925
girls
1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 2,948 of them was named Mollie, which outranked 94.3% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 223,184 of them was named Mollie, which outranked 13.8% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 670 names at #4,197; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.