Data through 2025

Molly name popularity in the United States

Molly ranked #196 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 1,601 girls named Molly.

Rank#196

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded1,601

SSA

Peak year1991

4,652 recorded

Five-year change-2.7%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Molly for boys and girls

Girls

1,601

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

5

Share unavailable · data from 1972 to 2014

Molly in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls1,601#196
2024girls1,474#208
2023girls1,437#209
2022girls1,481#199
2021girls1,583#186
2020girls1,645#173
2019girls1,757#161
2018girls1,799#157
2017girls1,829#166
2016girls1,986#157
2015girls2,254#144
2014boys5#12108
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls1,601#196
2024girls1,474#208
2023girls1,437#209
2022girls1,481#199
2021girls1,583#186
2020girls1,645#173
2019girls1,757#161
2018girls1,799#157
2017girls1,829#166
2016girls1,986#157
2015girls2,254#144
2014boys5#12108
2014girls2,605#122
2013girls3,084#102
2012boys9#8158
2012girls3,261#90
2011boys7#9600
2011girls3,616#78
2010boys7#9693
2010girls3,362#87
2009girls3,510#92
2008boys5#12553
2008girls3,321#104
2007boys6#10921
2007girls3,415#97
2006boys6#10662
2006girls3,127#105
2005boys7#9115
2005girls3,215#97
2004boys28#3368
2004girls3,344#97
2003girls3,403#99
2002girls3,119#107
2001girls3,415#90
2000boys7#8209
2000girls3,402#96
1999boys9#6530
1999girls3,326#102
1998boys6#8479
1998girls3,192#108
1997girls3,452#98
1996boys6#7971
1996girls3,312#99
1995girls3,382#98
1994boys6#7770
1994girls3,441#95
1993boys5#8700
1993girls3,708#87
1992boys9#5660
1992girls4,137#83
1991boys11#4760
1991girls4,652#74
1990boys9#5382
1990girls3,965#80
1989boys33#2106
1989girls3,460#93
1988boys19#2860
1988girls3,461#86
1987boys11#3959
1987girls2,891#97
1986boys10#4130
1986girls2,548#110
1985boys8#4698
1985girls2,434#119
1984boys15#2956
1984girls2,178#131
1983boys13#3230
1983girls2,311#129
1982boys20#2426
1982girls2,317#131
1981boys11#3601
1981girls2,089#135
1980boys11#3615
1980girls2,202#133
1979boys8#4403
1979girls2,022#139
1978boys9#3857
1978girls1,931#142
1977boys11#3386
1977girls2,067#141
1976boys9#3724
1976girls1,729#150
1975boys6#4797
1975girls1,547#170
1974boys5#5227
1974girls1,480#179
1973boys7#4054
1973girls1,329#195
1972boys6#4441
1972girls1,234#226
1971girls1,185#248
1970girls1,191#259
1969girls1,093#265
1968girls1,020#265
1967girls1,016#265
1966girls984#265
1965girls1,062#264
1964girls1,001#290
1963girls859#320
1962girls821#327
1961girls781#337
1960girls727#361
1959girls763#344
1958girls746#343
1957girls699#341
1956girls654#343
1955girls622#344
1954girls599#352
1953girls582#346
1952girls617#332
1951girls612#320
1950girls564#324
1949girls556#328
1948girls562#331
1947girls484#366
1946girls415#370
1945girls333#387
1944girls366#367
1943girls386#366
1942girls375#362
1941girls339#363
1940girls345#349
1939girls348#340
1938girls329#359
1937girls306#369
1936girls316#357
1935girls301#363
1934girls291#369
1933girls271#393
1932girls315#360
1931girls300#370
1930girls342#362
1929girls320#375
1928girls315#381
1927girls258#430
1926girls255#433
1925girls241#443
1924girls290#404
1923girls293#387
1922girls277#396
1921girls302#384
1920girls246#427
1919girls258#400
1918girls306#374
1917girls310#356
1916girls333#336
1915girls325#331
1914girls247#336
1913girls197#345
1912girls197#323
1911girls129#353
1910girls145#316
1909girls109#343
1908girls101#358
1907girls113#324
1906girls86#362
1905girls71#401
1904girls72#392
1903girls75#370
1902girls54#420
1901girls55#397
1900girls67#407
1899girls47#424
1898girls39#491
1897girls50#414
1896girls49#409
1895girls45#421
1894girls36#463
1893girls58#353
1892girls51#373
1891girls33#440
1890girls46#369
1889girls35#410
1888girls37#403
1887girls32#378
1886girls29#400
1885girls30#373
1884girls32#349
1883girls30#324
1882girls30#323
1881girls33#277
1880girls18#388

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Molly’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-29.0%
Change since peak-65.6%