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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #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—
2023#1,137213—
2022#1,225197—
2021#1,180207—
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—
1949#551230—
1948#532243—
1947#538243—
1946#551205—
1945#496215—
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1942#477237—
1941#450234—
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1937#434226—
1936#421236—
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1933#392272—
1932#388283—
1931#354327#3,0957
1930#357353—
1929#347354—
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
1920#275560—
1919#254638—
1918#242701—
1917#242672—
1916#243650—
1915#219738—
1914#203644—
1913#206506—
1912#206463—
1911#190378—
1910#170399—
1909#167361—
1908#175341—
1907#165356#1,3455
1906#162355—
1905#160344—
1904#162336—
1903#171284—
1902#153337—
1901#151324—
1900#138437—
1899#153301—
1898#142357—
1897#143333—
1896#127374—
1895#123382—
1894#122379—
1893#118367—
1892#108411—
1891#110356—
1890#118349—
1889#98402—
1888#102375—
1887#100333—
1886#82421—
1885#79396—
1884#79374—
1883#89301—
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1880#81283—
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 1953

  • 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: #325 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,743 girlsWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #750 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 16,600 girlsMINew York: #983 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 25,640 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedRIOregon: #255 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,661 girlsORNevada: 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: #513 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,833 girlsINOhio: #500 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,035 girlsOHPennsylvania: #617 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 12,302 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #554 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 6,612 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedUTColorado: #351 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,784 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #548 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,382 girlsMOKentucky: #405 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,700 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #354 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,594 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: #403 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,887 girlsARTennessee: #441 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,402 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #360 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,420 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #413 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,122 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #426 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,704 girlsLAMississippi: #342 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,533 girlsMSAlabama: #380 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,634 girlsALGeorgia: #546 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,429 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedHITexas: #475 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,433 girlsTXFlorida: #509 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,955 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#255 · 1 in 1,661
  2. Washington#325 · 1 in 2,743
  3. Mississippi#342 · 1 in 2,533
  4. Colorado#351 · 1 in 2,784
  5. Virginia#354 · 1 in 3,594

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#255101 in 1,661
Washington#325101 in 2,743
Mississippi#342111 in 2,533
Colorado#35161 in 2,784
Virginia#354111 in 3,594
North Carolina#360151 in 3,420
Alabama#380101 in 3,634
Arkansas#40351 in 3,887
Kentucky#40571 in 4,700
South Carolina#41371 in 4,122
Louisiana#426101 in 3,704
Tennessee#44171 in 5,402
Texas#475251 in 4,433
Ohio#500121 in 8,035
Florida#50961 in 5,955
Indiana#51361 in 7,833
Georgia#54661 in 7,429
Missouri#54851 in 8,382
California#554211 in 6,612
Pennsylvania#61791 in 12,302
Michigan#75051 in 16,600
New York#98361 in 25,640
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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 1953

girls
#570
238 births · 1 in 7,905 girls

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #570Mollie238
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 7,905 of them was named Mollie, which outranked 91.2% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mollie
  1. #567Marietta239
  2. #567Neva239
  3. #567Rosalinda239
  4. #570Mollie238
  5. #571Elvira237
  6. #571Ora237
  7. #573Arleen236
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →