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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202002peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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—
1938#423252—
1937#434226—
1936#421236—
1935#376283—
1934#376284—
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 2002

  • 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: #889 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,683 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: #413 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,308 girlsMNIllinois: #703 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,579 girlsILWisconsin: #423 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,260 girlsWIMichigan: #913 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,968 girlsMINew York: #743 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,844 girlsNYMassachusetts: #619 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,382 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedRIOregon: #615 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,205 girlsORNevada: #475 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,040 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedSDIowa: #480 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,700 girlsIAIndiana: #445 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,483 girlsINOhio: #490 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,233 girlsOHPennsylvania: #438 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,631 girlsPANew Jersey: #556 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,434 girlsNJConnecticut: #484 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,928 girlsCTCalifornia: #1,736 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 17,133 girlsCAUtah: #627 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,519 girlsUTColorado: #541 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,760 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #416 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,326 girlsMOKentucky: #385 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,142 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #414 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,229 girlsVAMaryland: #484 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,639 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: #416 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,922 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedARTennessee: #399 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,145 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #426 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,286 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #372 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,661 girlsOKLouisiana: #567 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,931 girlsLAMississippi: #325 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,414 girlsMSAlabama: #332 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,625 girlsALGeorgia: #585 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,458 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedHITexas: #982 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 6,780 girlsTXFlorida: #1,036 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 7,702 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#325 · 1 in 1,414
  2. Alabama#332 · 1 in 1,625
  3. Oklahoma#372 · 1 in 1,661
  4. Kentucky#385 · 1 in 2,142
  5. Tennessee#399 · 1 in 2,145

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#32581 in 1,414
Alabama#332121 in 1,625
Oklahoma#372101 in 1,661
Kentucky#38591 in 2,142
Tennessee#399141 in 2,145
Minnesota#413111 in 2,308
Virginia#414161 in 2,229
Kansas#41671 in 1,922
Missouri#416121 in 2,326
Wisconsin#423111 in 2,260
North Carolina#426191 in 2,286
Pennsylvania#438211 in 2,631
Indiana#445131 in 2,483
Nevada#47551 in 2,040
Iowa#48051 in 2,700
Connecticut#48451 in 2,928
Maryland#48491 in 2,639
Ohio#490181 in 3,233
Colorado#54191 in 2,760
New Jersey#556121 in 3,434
Louisiana#56771 in 2,931
Georgia#585141 in 3,458
Oregon#61551 in 3,205
Massachusetts#61971 in 4,382
Utah#62751 in 3,519
Illinois#703151 in 4,579
New York#743201 in 4,844
Washington#88951 in 5,683
Michigan#91371 in 6,968
Texas#982231 in 6,780
Florida#1,036101 in 7,702
California#1,736131 in 17,133
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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 2002

girls
#654
386 births · 1 in 4,655 girls

Top girls' names in 2002

  1. #1Emily24,470
  2. #2Madison21,774
  3. #3Hannah18,828
  4. #4Emma16,558
  5. #5Alexis15,636
  6. #6Ashley15,344
  7. #7Abigail15,303
  8. #8Sarah14,779
  9. #9Samantha14,671
  10. #10Olivia14,631
  11. #654Mollie386
More about 2002

girls

1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 4,655 of them was named Mollie, which outranked 96.4% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mollie
  1. #650Kaiya389
  2. #652Celia388
  3. #652Lillie388
  4. #654Mollie386
  5. #654Carina386
  6. #654Halie386
  7. #654Kenzie386
  8. #660Aracely385
  9. #660Cayla385
  10. #660Corinne385

Tied with 5 names at #654; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,168Cadence#2,126 → #958
  2. ↑ 949Lisbeth#1,573 → #624
  3. ↑ 710Ashanti#825 → #115
  4. ↑ 464Elle#1,076 → #612
  5. ↑ 412Nyla#865 → #453
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,141Citlalli#609 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 748Nallely#772 → #1,520
  3. ↓ 617Dafne#967 → #1,584
  4. ↓ 582Beyonce#700 → #1,282
  5. ↓ 540Mikaila#928 → #1,468

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

See the top 100 for 2002 →