Baby name

Molly

Girl

Origin of the name

Molly is a medieval English pet form of Mary.

Classic name

1991 was its best year: 4,652 births, or 1 baby in 837. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 196.

176,127births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 74rank at its peak, in 1991

Where babies named Molly are born

1991

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The darker the blue, the more common Molly is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Molly is most common in New Hampshire (2.6 times), Alaska (2.3) and Minnesota (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Holly 205,304
Polly 29,684
Dolly 20,592
Milly 3,347
Molli 1,989

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