Molli
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning sea of sorrow; variant spelling of Molly.
Babies a year
15
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Molli by the numbers
Molli was given to 15 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 63 babies in 2014, so it is a 2010s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Molli. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Mollybeloved; a diminutive of Mary405 in England and Wales (2025)
- Molliestar; diminutive of Mary or Molly192 in England and Wales (2025)
- Millihoney bee; diminutive of Melissa or Millicent3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Moli4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milliegentle strength; from Millicent or Amelia1,080 in England and Wales (2025)
- Millymerciful; a diminutive of Millicent46 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean the sea
Like Molli, each of these has the sea in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dylanson of the sea10,158 in the US (2017)
- Kaisea672 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mariaof the sea; a form of Mary522 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marystar of the sea; beloved2,381 in the US (2017)
- Morgansea-born; great and bright2,273 in the US (2017)
- Mariahof the sea; a form of Maria1,604 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Molli
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