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
- 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
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 | #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 | — | |
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 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#16 · 1 in 79
- New Hampshire#28 · 1 in 134
- Massachusetts#32 · 1 in 176
- Maine#49 · 1 in 191
- Connecticut#51 · 1 in 230
Best ever in a state: #16 in Vermont, 2005.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #16 | 20 | 1 in 79 |
| New Hampshire | #28 | 33 | 1 in 134 |
| Massachusetts | #32 | 162 | 1 in 176 |
| Maine | #49 | 23 | 1 in 191 |
| Connecticut | #51 | 62 | 1 in 230 |
| Rhode Island | #54 | 19 | 1 in 197 |
| Wisconsin | #56 | 95 | 1 in 264 |
| Delaware | #58 | 15 | 1 in 207 |
| Kentucky | #59 | 69 | 1 in 285 |
| South Dakota | #62 | 15 | 1 in 215 |
| Minnesota | #63 | 84 | 1 in 310 |
| Oregon | #63 | 53 | 1 in 300 |
| Pennsylvania | #63 | 182 | 1 in 301 |
| Missouri | #69 | 96 | 1 in 302 |
| Maryland | #72 | 73 | 1 in 339 |
| Indiana | #73 | 98 | 1 in 332 |
| Montana | #74 | 11 | 1 in 257 |
| Ohio | #74 | 161 | 1 in 356 |
| Alabama | #77 | 57 | 1 in 346 |
| North Dakota | #78 | 10 | 1 in 242 |
| Iowa | #80 | 39 | 1 in 351 |
| Michigan | #81 | 122 | 1 in 388 |
| Kansas | #83 | 38 | 1 in 362 |
| New Jersey | #83 | 99 | 1 in 410 |
| Nebraska | #84 | 23 | 1 in 361 |
| Tennessee | #85 | 77 | 1 in 404 |
| Illinois | #92 | 162 | 1 in 415 |
| Colorado | #95 | 57 | 1 in 434 |
| Arkansas | #96 | 29 | 1 in 424 |
| District of Columbia | #100 | 10 | 1 in 313 |
| New York | #100 | 194 | 1 in 490 |
| West Virginia | #103 | 17 | 1 in 404 |
| Mississippi | #106 | 26 | 1 in 445 |
| Virginia | #112 | 71 | 1 in 523 |
| Georgia | #113 | 92 | 1 in 559 |
| South Carolina | #114 | 32 | 1 in 545 |
| Washington | #114 | 58 | 1 in 506 |
| Alaska | #116 | 7 | 1 in 328 |
| Louisiana | #119 | 39 | 1 in 505 |
| North Carolina | #121 | 78 | 1 in 582 |
| Oklahoma | #168 | 24 | 1 in 695 |
| Florida | #172 | 103 | 1 in 832 |
| Utah | #174 | 27 | 1 in 681 |
| Idaho | #186 | 10 | 1 in 685 |
| Texas | #197 | 171 | 1 in 939 |
| Arizona | #209 | 40 | 1 in 888 |
| New Mexico | #212 | 11 | 1 in 757 |
| California | #223 | 204 | 1 in 1,130 |
| Nevada | #289 | 11 | 1 in 1,054 |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Molly
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1991 at #74 (4,652 births)
- Births halved by 2015, 24 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1987–1997
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 403 girls born in 1991 were named Molly (0.25%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,004 girls born in 2025 (0.10%)
- 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 2005
Top girls' names in 2005
Top boys' names in 2005
More about 2005
girls
1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 575 of them was named Molly, which outranked 99.5% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 285,329 of them was named Molly, which outranked 31.8% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #8,299Zorion8
- #8,299Zuhayr8
- #8,299Zymier8
- #9,115Molly7
- #9,115Aasim7
- #9,115Abdimalik7
- #9,115Abdinasir7
- #10,151Aadam6
- #10,151Aadhav6
- #10,151Abanoub6
Tied with 1,035 names at #9,115; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.