Molly

Meaning and origin of Molly

Popularity of Molly in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2019.
• Over recent years, Molly has been stable (−1.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Molly every 49 schools, all spellings combined.

Molly in English-speaking countries

Molly ranks 20^th in Ireland, 29^th in Northern Ireland and 58^th in Scotland, against 751^st in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  20^th girls’ name516 babies in 3 years1 girl in 126−1.1% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  29^th girls’ name161 babies in 3 years1 girl in 140−1.2% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  58^th girls’ name209 babies in 3 years1 girl in 260−2.9% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  82^nd girls’ name141 babies in 3 years1 girl in 298+4.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  105^th girls’ name1,385 babies in 3 years1 girl in 554−11.2% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  174^th girls’ name56 babies in 3 years1 girl in 709

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  225^th girls’ name152 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,016−4% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  202^nd girls’ name4,512 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,071−2.2% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Moly5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Molly

• Mara
• Mariem
• Michelle
• Joanne
• Naïs
• Arielle
• Suzon
• Shayna
• Maryem
• Mary
• Hava
• Lizzie

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin