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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #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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Yeargirlsboys
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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—
1944#476224—
1943#474242—
1942#477237—
1941#450234—
1940#439241—
1939#423257—
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1937#434226—
1936#421236—
1935#376283—
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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—
1882#84305—
1881#82281—
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 1956

  • 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: #857 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 17,484 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedMINew York: #933 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 20,594 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedMARhode 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: #568 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,415 girlsINOhio: #506 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 7,158 girlsOHPennsylvania: #700 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 14,473 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #756 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 10,428 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedMOKentucky: #457 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,591 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #397 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,133 girlsVAMaryland: #457 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,894 girlsMDDelaware: 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: #416 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,776 girlsARTennessee: #513 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,400 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #442 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,707 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #444 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,132 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #648 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,876 girlsLAMississippi: #341 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,436 girlsMSAlabama: #521 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,109 girlsALGeorgia: #429 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,246 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedHITexas: #515 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 4,784 girlsTXFlorida: #538 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,142 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#341 · 1 in 2,436
  2. Virginia#397 · 1 in 4,133
  3. Arkansas#416 · 1 in 3,776
  4. Georgia#429 · 1 in 4,246
  5. North Carolina#442 · 1 in 4,707

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#341111 in 2,436
Virginia#397101 in 4,133
Arkansas#41651 in 3,776
Georgia#429111 in 4,246
North Carolina#442111 in 4,707
South Carolina#44471 in 4,132
Kentucky#45761 in 5,591
Maryland#45751 in 5,894
Ohio#506151 in 7,158
Tennessee#51361 in 6,400
Texas#515241 in 4,784
Alabama#52161 in 6,109
Florida#53871 in 6,142
Indiana#56861 in 8,415
Louisiana#64851 in 7,876
Pennsylvania#70081 in 14,473
California#756151 in 10,428
Illinois#85761 in 17,484
New York#93381 in 20,594
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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 1956

girls
#671
205 births · 1 in 9,794 girls

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #671Mollie205
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 9,794 of them was named Mollie, which outranked 90.3% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mollie
  1. #668Marina207
  2. #669Dina206
  3. #669Nola206
  4. #671Mollie205
  5. #671Millie205
  6. #673Georgina204
  7. #673Lupe204
  8. #673Roxanna204

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 993Sheena#1,839 → #846
  2. ↑ 770Glendora#1,733 → #963
  3. ↑ 684Leesa#1,209 → #525
  4. ↑ 543Marisa#1,074 → #531
  5. ↑ 537Dani#1,383 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Sheilah#663 → #1,176
  2. ↓ 481Jeryl#768 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 344Jacalyn#496 → #840
  4. ↓ 325Roni#536 → #861
  5. ↓ 314Florine#984 → #1,298

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

See the top 100 for 1956 →