Mollie
#1,113 for girls in 2025, 212 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #9,948
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1885 · 396 births
- Debut · girls
- 283 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 9 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 48,164since 1880
Mollie over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,113 | 212 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,202 | 197 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,137 | 213 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,225 | 197 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,180 | 207 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,089 | 224 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,069 | 236 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,116 | 219 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,058 | 242 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,005 | 263 | — | |
| 2015 | #989 | 273 | — | |
| 2014 | #805 | 347 | — | |
| 2013 | #712 | 391 | — | |
| 2012 | #651 | 437 | — | |
| 2011 | #652 | 438 | — | |
| 2010 | #675 | 428 | — | |
| 2009 | #694 | 419 | — | |
| 2008 | #710 | 420 | — | |
| 2007 | #774 | 373 | — | |
| 2006 | #756 | 363 | — | |
| 2005 | #739 | 365 | — | |
| 2004 | #776 | 332 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #646 | 410 | — | |
| 2002 | #654 | 386 | — | |
| 2001 | #596 | 423 | — | |
| 2000 | #580 | 448 | — | |
| 1999 | #570 | 441 | — | |
| 1998 | #557 | 442 | — | |
| 1997 | #560 | 418 | — | |
| 1996 | #551 | 423 | — | |
| 1995 | #541 | 438 | — | |
| 1994 | #540 | 454 | — | |
| 1993 | #500 | 495 | — | |
| 1992 | #499 | 486 | — | |
| 1991 | #458 | 535 | — | |
| 1990 | #465 | 527 | — | |
| 1989 | #526 | 442 | — | |
| 1988 | #526 | 419 | — | |
| 1987 | #520 | 398 | — | |
| 1986 | #548 | 370 | — | |
| 1985 | #519 | 387 | — | |
| 1984 | #613 | 292 | — | |
| 1983 | #575 | 312 | — | |
| 1982 | #559 | 329 | — | |
| 1981 | #612 | 295 | — | |
| 1980 | #637 | 286 | — | |
| 1979 | #635 | 274 | — | |
| 1978 | #696 | 228 | — | |
| 1977 | #649 | 250 | — | |
| 1976 | #719 | 204 | — | |
| 1975 | #674 | 222 | — | |
| 1974 | #705 | 208 | — | |
| 1973 | #782 | 170 | — | |
| 1972 | #757 | 184 | — | |
| 1971 | #750 | 195 | — | |
| 1970 | #753 | 196 | — | |
| 1969 | #796 | 167 | — | |
| 1968 | #842 | 146 | — | |
| 1967 | #850 | 141 | — | |
| 1966 | #887 | 128 | — | |
| 1965 | #825 | 145 | — | |
| 1964 | #786 | 173 | — | |
| 1963 | #929 | 129 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,014 | 112 | — | |
| 1961 | #879 | 147 | — | |
| 1960 | #782 | 171 | — | |
| 1959 | #791 | 166 | — | |
| 1958 | #723 | 186 | — | |
| 1957 | #690 | 208 | — | |
| 1956 | #671 | 205 | — | |
| 1955 | #693 | 184 | — | |
| 1954 | #683 | 187 | — | |
| 1953 | #570 | 238 | — | |
| 1952 | #555 | 241 | — | |
| 1951 | #630 | 189 | — | |
| 1950 | #570 | 214 | — | |
| 1949 | #551 | 230 | — | |
| 1948 | #532 | 243 | — | |
| 1947 | #538 | 243 | — | |
| 1946 | #551 | 205 | — | |
| 1945 | #496 | 215 | — | |
| 1944 | #476 | 224 | — | |
| 1943 | #474 | 242 | — | |
| 1942 | #477 | 237 | — | |
| 1941 | #450 | 234 | — | |
| 1940 | #439 | 241 | — | |
| 1939 | #423 | 257 | — | |
| 1938 | #423 | 252 | — | |
| 1937 | #434 | 226 | — | |
| 1936 | #421 | 236 | — | |
| 1935 | #376 | 283 | — | |
| 1934 | #376 | 284 | — | |
| 1933 | #392 | 272 | — | |
| 1932 | #388 | 283 | — | |
| 1931 | #354 | 327 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1930 | #357 | 353 | — | |
| 1929 | #347 | 354 | — | |
| 1928 | #364 | 358 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #352 | 370 | — | |
| 1926 | #333 | 394 | — | |
| 1925 | #328 | 413 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #322 | 431 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #293 | 491 | — | |
| 1922 | #284 | 532 | #3,872 | 6 |
| 1921 | #277 | 570 | #3,869 | 6 |
| 1920 | #275 | 560 | — | |
| 1919 | #254 | 638 | — | |
| 1918 | #242 | 701 | — | |
| 1917 | #242 | 672 | — | |
| 1916 | #243 | 650 | — | |
| 1915 | #219 | 738 | — | |
| 1914 | #203 | 644 | — | |
| 1913 | #206 | 506 | — | |
| 1912 | #206 | 463 | — | |
| 1911 | #190 | 378 | — | |
| 1910 | #170 | 399 | — | |
| 1909 | #167 | 361 | — | |
| 1908 | #175 | 341 | — | |
| 1907 | #165 | 356 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #162 | 355 | — | |
| 1905 | #160 | 344 | — | |
| 1904 | #162 | 336 | — | |
| 1903 | #171 | 284 | — | |
| 1902 | #153 | 337 | — | |
| 1901 | #151 | 324 | — | |
| 1900 | #138 | 437 | — | |
| 1899 | #153 | 301 | — | |
| 1898 | #142 | 357 | — | |
| 1897 | #143 | 333 | — | |
| 1896 | #127 | 374 | — | |
| 1895 | #123 | 382 | — | |
| 1894 | #122 | 379 | — | |
| 1893 | #118 | 367 | — | |
| 1892 | #108 | 411 | — | |
| 1891 | #110 | 356 | — | |
| 1890 | #118 | 349 | — | |
| 1889 | #98 | 402 | — | |
| 1888 | #102 | 375 | — | |
| 1887 | #100 | 333 | — | |
| 1886 | #82 | 421 | — | |
| 1885 | #79 | 396 | — | |
| 1884 | #79 | 374 | — | |
| 1883 | #89 | 301 | — | |
| 1882 | #84 | 305 | — | |
| 1881 | #82 | 281 | — | |
| 1880 | #81 | 283 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Mollie was already there! It came in at #81, and was given to 283 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1961–1963, when fewer than 150 girls a year got the name.
Where Mollie is popular in 2009
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Hampshire#217 · 1 in 788
- Arkansas#226 · 1 in 843
- Kentucky#326 · 1 in 1,483
- Tennessee#337 · 1 in 1,526
- Oklahoma#383 · 1 in 1,565
Best ever in a state: #77 in Colorado, 1914.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #217 | 5 | 1 in 788 |
| Arkansas | #226 | 14 | 1 in 843 |
| Kentucky | #326 | 13 | 1 in 1,483 |
| Tennessee | #337 | 20 | 1 in 1,526 |
| Oklahoma | #383 | 11 | 1 in 1,565 |
| Missouri | #416 | 14 | 1 in 2,001 |
| Utah | #422 | 10 | 1 in 1,904 |
| Mississippi | #425 | 7 | 1 in 1,681 |
| Louisiana | #436 | 11 | 1 in 1,878 |
| Wisconsin | #454 | 11 | 1 in 2,228 |
| Georgia | #460 | 24 | 1 in 2,113 |
| Alabama | #461 | 10 | 1 in 2,002 |
| Michigan | #500 | 16 | 1 in 2,672 |
| South Carolina | #509 | 8 | 1 in 2,320 |
| Maryland | #555 | 9 | 1 in 2,747 |
| Pennsylvania | #577 | 17 | 1 in 3,214 |
| Oregon | #583 | 6 | 1 in 2,606 |
| Ohio | #597 | 17 | 1 in 3,203 |
| North Carolina | #609 | 15 | 1 in 3,094 |
| Virginia | #616 | 12 | 1 in 3,058 |
| Minnesota | #652 | 7 | 1 in 3,542 |
| Illinois | #663 | 18 | 1 in 3,513 |
| Indiana | #763 | 8 | 1 in 3,962 |
| New Jersey | #768 | 9 | 1 in 4,258 |
| Florida | #969 | 14 | 1 in 5,881 |
| New York | #1,009 | 15 | 1 in 6,318 |
| Texas | #1,012 | 27 | 1 in 6,173 |
| Arizona | #1,153 | 5 | 1 in 6,704 |
| California | #1,582 | 17 | 1 in 12,840 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 89 spots since 2024 (#1,202 → #1,113)
- 24 spots since 2020 (#1,089 → #1,113)
- 124 spots since 2015 (#989 → #1,113)
- Biggest jump: 143 spots in 1964 (#929 → #786)
- Biggest drop: 184 spots in 2015 (#805 → #989)
Rise & fade · girls
5 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1885 at #79 (396 births)
- Births halved by 1951, 66 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 9 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 9 yrs · run 1880–1887
- Top 1,000: 135 yrs · run 1880–1961
Share of babies · girls
1 in 322
- Highest: 1 in 322 girls born in 1880 were named Mollie (0.31%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,581 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #79 in 1885, was only 1 in 336 (0.30%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1910s
- 12.0% of all girls named Mollie (5,789) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,471 | #79 (1885) | #88 |
| 1890s | 3,609 | #108 (1892) | #126 |
| 1900s | 3,475 | #138 (1900) | #160 |
| 1910s | 5,789 | #170 (1910) | #218 |
| 1920s | 4,473 | #275 (1920) | #318 |
| 1930s | 2,773 | #354 (1931) | #394 |
| 1940s | 2,314 | #439 (1940) | #498 |
| 1950s | 2,018 | #555 (1952) | #658 |
| 1960s | 1,459 | #782 (1960) | #859 |
| 1970s | 2,131 | #635 (1979) | #712 |
| 1980s | 3,530 | #519 (1985) | #564 |
| 1990s | 4,659 | #458 (1991) | #524 |
| 2000s | 3,939 | #580 (2000) | #693 |
| 2010s | 3,274 | #651 (2012) | #873 |
| 2020s | 1,250 | #1,089 (2020) | #1,158 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Mollie in 2009
girls
#694
419 births · 1 in 4,385 girls
Top girls' names in 2009
More about 2009
girls
1,837,114 girls got a published name in 2009; 1 in 4,385 of them was named Mollie, which outranked 96.6% of the 20,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Mollie
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2008
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.