Molly
#196 for girls in 2025, 1,601 births · Last seen for boys in 2014 at #12,108
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1991 · 4,652 births
- Debut · girls
- 18 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 21 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 176,127since 1880
Molly over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #196 | 1,601 | — | |
| 2024 | #208 | 1,474 | — | |
| 2023 | #209 | 1,437 | — | |
| 2022 | #199 | 1,481 | — | |
| 2021 | #186 | 1,583 | — | |
| 2020 | #173 | 1,645 | — | |
| 2019 | #161 | 1,757 | — | |
| 2018 | #157 | 1,799 | — | |
| 2017 | #166 | 1,829 | — | |
| 2016 | #157 | 1,986 | — | |
| 2015 | #144 | 2,254 | — | |
| 2014 | #122 | 2,605 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #102 | 3,084 | — | |
| 2012 | #90 | 3,261 | #8,158 | 9 |
| 2011 | #78 | 3,616 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #87 | 3,362 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #92 | 3,510 | — | |
| 2008 | #104 | 3,321 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #97 | 3,415 | #10,921 | 6 |
| 2006 | #105 | 3,127 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #97 | 3,215 | #9,115 | 7 |
| 2004 | #97 | 3,344 | #3,368 | 28 |
| 2003 | #99 | 3,403 | — | |
| 2002 | #107 | 3,119 | — | |
| 2001 | #90 | 3,415 | — | |
| 2000 | #96 | 3,402 | #8,209 | 7 |
| 1999 | #102 | 3,326 | #6,530 | 9 |
| 1998 | #108 | 3,192 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #98 | 3,452 | — | |
| 1996 | #99 | 3,312 | #7,971 | 6 |
| 1995 | #98 | 3,382 | — | |
| 1994 | #95 | 3,441 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1993 | #87 | 3,708 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #83 | 4,137 | #5,660 | 9 |
| 1991 | #74 | 4,652 | #4,760 | 11 |
| 1990 | #80 | 3,965 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1989 | #93 | 3,460 | #2,106 | 33 |
| 1988 | #86 | 3,461 | #2,860 | 19 |
| 1987 | #97 | 2,891 | #3,959 | 11 |
| 1986 | #110 | 2,548 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #119 | 2,434 | #4,698 | 8 |
| 1984 | #131 | 2,178 | #2,956 | 15 |
| 1983 | #129 | 2,311 | #3,230 | 13 |
| 1982 | #131 | 2,317 | #2,426 | 20 |
| 1981 | #135 | 2,089 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #133 | 2,202 | #3,615 | 11 |
| 1979 | #139 | 2,022 | #4,403 | 8 |
| 1978 | #142 | 1,931 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #141 | 2,067 | #3,386 | 11 |
| 1976 | #150 | 1,729 | #3,724 | 9 |
| 1975 | #170 | 1,547 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #179 | 1,480 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #195 | 1,329 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #226 | 1,234 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #248 | 1,185 | — | |
| 1970 | #259 | 1,191 | — | |
| 1969 | #265 | 1,093 | — | |
| 1968 | #265 | 1,020 | — | |
| 1967 | #265 | 1,016 | — | |
| 1966 | #265 | 984 | — | |
| 1965 | #264 | 1,062 | — | |
| 1964 | #290 | 1,001 | — | |
| 1963 | #320 | 859 | — | |
| 1962 | #327 | 821 | — | |
| 1961 | #337 | 781 | — | |
| 1960 | #361 | 727 | — | |
| 1959 | #344 | 763 | — | |
| 1958 | #343 | 746 | — | |
| 1957 | #341 | 699 | — | |
| 1956 | #343 | 654 | — | |
| 1955 | #344 | 622 | — | |
| 1954 | #352 | 599 | — | |
| 1953 | #346 | 582 | — | |
| 1952 | #332 | 617 | — | |
| 1951 | #320 | 612 | — | |
| 1950 | #324 | 564 | — | |
| 1949 | #328 | 556 | — | |
| 1948 | #331 | 562 | — | |
| 1947 | #366 | 484 | — | |
| 1946 | #370 | 415 | — | |
| 1945 | #387 | 333 | — | |
| 1944 | #367 | 366 | — | |
| 1943 | #366 | 386 | — | |
| 1942 | #362 | 375 | — | |
| 1941 | #363 | 339 | — | |
| 1940 | #349 | 345 | — | |
| 1939 | #340 | 348 | — | |
| 1938 | #359 | 329 | — | |
| 1937 | #369 | 306 | — | |
| 1936 | #357 | 316 | — | |
| 1935 | #363 | 301 | — | |
| 1934 | #369 | 291 | — | |
| 1933 | #393 | 271 | — | |
| 1932 | #360 | 315 | — | |
| 1931 | #370 | 300 | — | |
| 1930 | #362 | 342 | — | |
| 1929 | #375 | 320 | — | |
| 1928 | #381 | 315 | — | |
| 1927 | #430 | 258 | — | |
| 1926 | #433 | 255 | — | |
| 1925 | #443 | 241 | — | |
| 1924 | #404 | 290 | — | |
| 1923 | #387 | 293 | — | |
| 1922 | #396 | 277 | — | |
| 1921 | #384 | 302 | — | |
| 1920 | #427 | 246 | — | |
| 1919 | #400 | 258 | — | |
| 1918 | #374 | 306 | — | |
| 1917 | #356 | 310 | — | |
| 1916 | #336 | 333 | — | |
| 1915 | #331 | 325 | — | |
| 1914 | #336 | 247 | — | |
| 1913 | #345 | 197 | — | |
| 1912 | #323 | 197 | — | |
| 1911 | #353 | 129 | — | |
| 1910 | #316 | 145 | — | |
| 1909 | #343 | 109 | — | |
| 1908 | #358 | 101 | — | |
| 1907 | #324 | 113 | — | |
| 1906 | #362 | 86 | — | |
| 1905 | #401 | 71 | — | |
| 1904 | #392 | 72 | — | |
| 1903 | #370 | 75 | — | |
| 1902 | #420 | 54 | — | |
| 1901 | #397 | 55 | — | |
| 1900 | #407 | 67 | — | |
| 1899 | #424 | 47 | — | |
| 1898 | #491 | 39 | — | |
| 1897 | #414 | 50 | — | |
| 1896 | #409 | 49 | — | |
| 1895 | #421 | 45 | — | |
| 1894 | #463 | 36 | — | |
| 1893 | #353 | 58 | — | |
| 1892 | #373 | 51 | — | |
| 1891 | #440 | 33 | — | |
| 1890 | #369 | 46 | — | |
| 1889 | #410 | 35 | — | |
| 1888 | #403 | 37 | — | |
| 1887 | #378 | 32 | — | |
| 1886 | #400 | 29 | — | |
| 1885 | #373 | 30 | — | |
| 1884 | #349 | 32 | — | |
| 1883 | #324 | 30 | — | |
| 1882 | #323 | 30 | — | |
| 1881 | #277 | 33 | — | |
| 1880 | #388 | 18 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Molly was already there! It came in at #388, and was given to 18 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 19 girls a year got the name.
Where Molly is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Arizona#168 · 1 in 586
- New Mexico#194 · 1 in 792
- North Carolina#235 · 1 in 1,540
- California#247 · 1 in 1,649
- Indiana#258 · 1 in 2,606
Best ever in a state: #16 in Vermont, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #168 | 8 | 1 in 586 |
| New Mexico | #194 | 7 | 1 in 792 |
| North Carolina | #235 | 24 | 1 in 1,540 |
| California | #247 | 27 | 1 in 1,649 |
| Indiana | #258 | 10 | 1 in 2,606 |
| Ohio | #259 | 19 | 1 in 2,688 |
| Colorado | #263 | 5 | 1 in 1,777 |
| Texas | #269 | 40 | 1 in 1,443 |
| Virginia | #274 | 11 | 1 in 2,167 |
| West Virginia | #279 | 9 | 1 in 2,116 |
| Kentucky | #291 | 13 | 1 in 2,171 |
| Georgia | #308 | 13 | 1 in 2,370 |
| Arkansas | #327 | 8 | 1 in 2,339 |
| Alabama | #333 | 11 | 1 in 2,666 |
| South Carolina | #334 | 7 | 1 in 2,928 |
| Wisconsin | #337 | 5 | 1 in 4,775 |
| Missouri | #338 | 8 | 1 in 3,354 |
| Pennsylvania | #355 | 16 | 1 in 4,647 |
| Michigan | #370 | 9 | 1 in 4,697 |
| Oklahoma | #375 | 7 | 1 in 2,904 |
| New York | #413 | 14 | 1 in 6,111 |
| Louisiana | #428 | 6 | 1 in 3,703 |
| Tennessee | #438 | 5 | 1 in 5,425 |
| Mississippi | #455 | 5 | 1 in 4,511 |
| Illinois | #544 | 6 | 1 in 9,202 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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| Maine | — | — | — |
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| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 12 spots since 2024 (#208 → #196)
- 23 spots since 2020 (#173 → #196)
- 52 spots since 2015 (#144 → #196)
- Biggest jump: 111 spots in 1881 (#388 → #277)
- Biggest drop: 110 spots in 1894 (#353 → #463)
Rise & fade · girls
111 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1991 at #74 (4,652 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 24 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 21 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1987–1997
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 403
- Highest: 1 in 403 girls born in 1991 were named Molly (0.25%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,004 girls born in 2025 (0.10%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 20.8% of all girls named Molly (36,567) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 306 | #277 (1881) | #363 |
| 1890s | 454 | #353 (1893) | #416 |
| 1900s | 803 | #324 (1907) | #377 |
| 1910s | 2,447 | #316 (1910) | #347 |
| 1920s | 2,797 | #375 (1929) | #406 |
| 1930s | 3,119 | #340 (1939) | #364 |
| 1940s | 4,161 | #328 (1949) | #359 |
| 1950s | 6,458 | #320 (1951) | #339 |
| 1960s | 9,364 | #264 (1965) | #296 |
| 1970s | 15,715 | #139 (1979) | #185 |
| 1980s | 25,891 | #86 (1988) | #116 |
| 1990s | 36,567 | #74 (1991) | #92 |
| 2000s | 33,271 | #90 (2001) | #98 |
| 2010s | 25,553 | #78 (2011) | #126 |
| 2020s | 9,221 | #173 (2020) | #195 |
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.
Molly in 1938
girls
#359
329 births · 1 in 3,354 girls
Top girls' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 3,354 of them was named Molly, which outranked 92.8% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Molly
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.