Molly
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning beloved; a diminutive of Mary.
Baby Names Arena rank
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needs 5 head-to-heads
Win rate
55%
of head-to-heads
US popularity
#196
up from #208
UK popularity
#120
405 babies · down from #104
How Molly has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #144 |
| 2016 | #157 |
| 2017 | #166 |
| 2018 | #158 |
| 2019 | #161 |
| 2020 | #174 |
| 2021 | #186 |
| 2022 | #199 |
| 2023 | #208 |
| 2024 | #208 |
| 2025 | #196 |
In 2025, 405 babies in England and Wales were named Molly. In the US, 1,819 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 4,651 in 1991.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Molly was most common in 1990, when it went to 0.19% of American babies of that sex.
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