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

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Peak · girls
1885 · 396 births
Debut · girls
283 births
In top 100 · girls
9 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
48,164
since 1880

Mollie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202010peak #79, 1885girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,113212—
2024#1,202197—
2023#1,137213—
2022#1,225197—
2021#1,180207—
2020#1,089224—
2019#1,069236—
2018#1,116219—
2017#1,058242—
2016#1,005263—
2015#989273—
2014#805347—
2013#712391—
2012#651437—
2011#652438—
2010#675428—
2009#694419—
2008#710420—
2007#774373—
2006#756363—
2005#739365—
2004#776332#9,9486
2003#646410—
2002#654386—
2001#596423—
2000#580448—
1999#570441—
1998#557442—
1997#560418—
1996#551423—
1995#541438—
1994#540454—
1993#500495—
1992#499486—
1991#458535—
1990#465527—
1989#526442—
1988#526419—
1987#520398—
1986#548370—
1985#519387—
1984#613292—
1983#575312—
1982#559329—
1981#612295—
1980#637286—
1979#635274—
1978#696228—
1977#649250—
1976#719204—
1975#674222—
1974#705208—
1973#782170—
1972#757184—
1971#750195—
1970#753196—
1969#796167—
1968#842146—
1967#850141—
1966#887128—
1965#825145—
1964#786173—
1963#929129—
1962#1,014112—
1961#879147—
1960#782171—
1959#791166—
1958#723186—
1957#690208—
1956#671205—
1955#693184—
1954#683187—
1953#570238—
1952#555241—
1951#630189—
1950#570214—
1949#551230—
1948#532243—
1947#538243—
1946#551205—
1945#496215—
1944#476224—
1943#474242—
1942#477237—
1941#450234—
1940#439241—
1939#423257—
1938#423252—
1937#434226—
1936#421236—
1935#376283—
1934#376284—
1933#392272—
1932#388283—
1931#354327#3,0957
1930#357353—
1929#347354—
1928#364358#3,6976
1927#352370—
1926#333394—
1925#328413#4,1975
1924#322431#4,3475
1923#293491—
1922#284532#3,8726
1921#277570#3,8696
1920#275560—
1919#254638—
1918#242701—
1917#242672—
1916#243650—
1915#219738—
1914#203644—
1913#206506—
1912#206463—
1911#190378—
1910#170399—
1909#167361—
1908#175341—
1907#165356#1,3455
1906#162355—
1905#160344—
1904#162336—
1903#171284—
1902#153337—
1901#151324—
1900#138437—
1899#153301—
1898#142357—
1897#143333—
1896#127374—
1895#123382—
1894#122379—
1893#118367—
1892#108411—
1891#110356—
1890#118349—
1889#98402—
1888#102375—
1887#100333—
1886#82421—
1885#79396—
1884#79374—
1883#89301—
1882#84305—
1881#82281—
1880#81283—
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 2010

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #192 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 649 girlsNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #504 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,426 girlsMNIllinois: #1,003 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 6,082 girlsILWisconsin: #305 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,304 girlsWIMichigan: #798 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,622 girlsMINew York: #970 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,815 girlsNYMassachusetts: #556 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,840 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedRIOregon: #569 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,513 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #454 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,166 girlsINOhio: #409 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,157 girlsOHPennsylvania: #698 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,070 girlsPANew Jersey: #643 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,384 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,490 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 11,722 girlsCAUtah: #565 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,595 girlsUTColorado: #615 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,857 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #535 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,735 girlsMOKentucky: #282 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,224 girlsKYWest Virginia: #338 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,320 girlsWVVirginia: #622 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,241 girlsVAMaryland: #612 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,042 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #347 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,418 girlsARTennessee: #320 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,397 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #536 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,644 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #496 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,210 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #749 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,383 girlsOKLouisiana: #383 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,640 girlsLAMississippi: #316 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,221 girlsMSAlabama: #237 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 995 girlsALGeorgia: #581 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,822 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Mollie, so not publishedHITexas: #788 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 4,434 girlsTXFlorida: #1,073 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 6,632 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Hampshire#192 · 1 in 649
  2. Alabama#237 · 1 in 995
  3. Kentucky#282 · 1 in 1,224
  4. Wisconsin#305 · 1 in 1,304
  5. Mississippi#316 · 1 in 1,221

Best ever in a state: #77 in Colorado, 1914.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Hampshire#19261 in 649
Alabama#237191 in 995
Kentucky#282151 in 1,224
Wisconsin#305181 in 1,304
Mississippi#31691 in 1,221
Tennessee#320211 in 1,397
West Virginia#33851 in 1,320
Arkansas#34781 in 1,418
Louisiana#383121 in 1,640
Ohio#409241 in 2,157
Indiana#454141 in 2,166
South Carolina#49681 in 2,210
Minnesota#504101 in 2,426
Missouri#535101 in 2,735
North Carolina#536171 in 2,644
Massachusetts#55691 in 2,840
Utah#56571 in 2,595
Oregon#56961 in 2,513
Georgia#581171 in 2,822
Maryland#61281 in 3,042
Colorado#61581 in 2,857
Virginia#622111 in 3,241
New Jersey#643111 in 3,384
Pennsylvania#698131 in 4,070
Oklahoma#74951 in 3,383
Texas#788361 in 4,434
Michigan#79891 in 4,622
New York#970161 in 5,815
Illinois#1,003101 in 6,082
Florida#1,073121 in 6,632
California#1,490181 in 11,722
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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.

See more about Mollie
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,471#79 (1885)#88
1890s3,609#108 (1892)#126
1900s3,475#138 (1900)#160
1910s5,789#170 (1910)#218
1920s4,473#275 (1920)#318
1930s2,773#354 (1931)#394
1940s2,314#439 (1940)#498
1950s2,018#555 (1952)#658
1960s1,459#782 (1960)#859
1970s2,131#635 (1979)#712
1980s3,530#519 (1985)#564
1990s4,659#458 (1991)#524
2000s3,939#580 (2000)#693
2010s3,274#651 (2012)#873
2020s1,250#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 2010

girls
#675
428 births · 1 in 4,153 girls

Top girls' names in 2010

  1. #1Isabella22,936
  2. #2Sophia20,656
  3. #3Emma17,366
  4. #4Olivia17,040
  5. #5Ava15,444
  6. #6Emily14,281
  7. #7Abigail14,257
  8. #8Madison13,196
  9. #9Chloe11,765
  10. #10Mia10,650
  11. #675Mollie428
More about 2010

girls

1,777,595 girls got a published name in 2010; 1 in 4,153 of them was named Mollie, which outranked 96.6% of the 19,841 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Mollie
  1. #671Simone431
  2. #671Vera431
  3. #674Ellen430
  4. #675Mollie428
  5. #676Alisson427
  6. #676Amelie427
  7. #678Kallie425
Biggest movers since 2009
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,433Tenley#2,892 → #459
  2. ↑ 2,126Elin#2,852 → #726
  3. ↑ 664Jordynn#1,353 → #689
  4. ↑ 623Kynlee#1,509 → #886
  5. ↑ 513Farrah#1,063 → #550
Fallers
  1. ↓ 502Calleigh#834 → #1,336
  2. ↓ 491Marely#851 → #1,342
  3. ↓ 477Analia#331 → #808
  4. ↓ 417Destiney#900 → #1,317
  5. ↓ 326Dayanara#810 → #1,136

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2010 →