Molly

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Molly is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 174,877 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 174,517 as girls and 360 as boys. Molly gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1991 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,465
2023 1,437
2022 1,481
2021 1,582
2020 1,644
2019 1,757
2018 1,799
2017 1,829
2016 1,985
2015 2,254
2014 2,610
2013 3,084
2012 3,269
2011 3,622
2010 3,369
2009 3,510
2008 3,326
2007 3,421
2006 3,133
2005 3,222
2004 3,372
2003 3,403
2002 3,119
2001 3,415
2000 3,408
1999 3,335
1998 3,198
1997 3,452
1996 3,318
1995 3,382
1994 3,447
1993 3,713
1992 4,147
1991 4,663
1990 3,974
1989 3,492
1988 3,480
1987 2,902
1986 2,558
1985 2,441
1984 2,193
1983 2,324
1982 2,337
1981 2,100
1980 2,214
1979 2,031
1978 1,941
1977 2,078
1976 1,738
1975 1,554
1974 1,485
1973 1,336
1972 1,240
1971 1,185
1970 1,192
1969 1,093
1968 1,020
1967 1,016
1966 984
1965 1,062
1964 1,002
1963 860
1962 821
1961 781
1960 727
1959 763
1958 745
1957 699
1956 654
1955 622
1954 599
1953 582
1952 617
1951 612
1950 564
1949 556
1948 562
1947 484
1946 415
1945 333
1944 366
1943 386
1942 375
1941 339
1940 345
1939 348
1938 329
1937 306
1936 316
1935 301
1934 292
1933 271
1932 315
1931 300
1930 342
1929 320
1928 315
1927 258
1926 255
1925 241
1924 290
1923 293
1922 277
1921 302
1920 246
1919 258
1918 306
1917 310
1916 333
1915 325
1914 247
1913 197
1912 197
1911 129
1910 145
1909 109
1908 101
1907 113
1906 86
1905 71
1904 72
1903 75
1902 54
1901 55
1900 67
1899 47
1898 39
1897 50
1896 49
1895 45
1894 36
1893 58
1892 51
1891 33
1890 46
1889 35
1888 37
1887 32
1886 29
1885 30
1884 32
1883 30
1882 30
1881 33
1880 18