Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: GermanMolly is a diminutive of the feminine name Mary that, like other English hypocorisms in use since the Middle Ages, substituted l for r. Molly evolved from the English diminutive Mally. English surnames such as Moll, Mollett, and Mollison are derived from Molly.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Molly yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 18 | #400 |
| 1881 | 33 | #278 |
| 1882 | 30 | #325 |
| 1883 | 30 | #328 |
| 1884 | 32 | #356 |
| 1885 | 30 | #378 |
| 1886 | 29 | #404 |
| 1887 | 32 | #388 |
| 1888 | 37 | #409 |
| 1889 | 35 | #415 |
| 1890 | 46 | #372 |
| 1891 | 33 | #445 |
| 1892 | 51 | #375 |
| 1893 | 58 | #354 |
| 1894 | 36 | #471 |
| 1895 | 45 | #422 |
| 1896 | 49 | #415 |
| 1897 | 50 | #418 |
| 1898 | 39 | #499 |
| 1899 | 47 | #428 |
| 1900 | 67 | #411 |
| 1901 | 55 | #401 |
| 1902 | 54 | #423 |
| 1903 | 75 | #370 |
| 1904 | 72 | #392 |
| 1905 | 71 | #402 |
| 1906 | 86 | #362 |
| 1907 | 113 | #328 |
| 1908 | 101 | #360 |
| 1909 | 109 | #346 |
| 1910 | 145 | #316 |
| 1911 | 129 | #354 |
| 1912 | 197 | #323 |
| 1913 | 197 | #346 |
| 1914 | 247 | #337 |
| 1915 | 325 | #331 |
| 1916 | 333 | #336 |
| 1917 | 310 | #357 |
| 1918 | 306 | #374 |
| 1919 | 258 | #400 |
| 1920 | 246 | #427 |
| 1921 | 302 | #385 |
| 1922 | 277 | #397 |
| 1923 | 293 | #388 |
| 1924 | 290 | #404 |
| 1925 | 241 | #443 |
| 1926 | 255 | #433 |
| 1927 | 258 | #431 |
| 1928 | 315 | #381 |
| 1929 | 320 | #375 |
| 1930 | 342 | #362 |
| 1931 | 300 | #370 |
| 1932 | 315 | #361 |
| 1933 | 271 | #394 |
| 1934 | 292 | #368 |
| 1935 | 301 | #365 |
| 1936 | 316 | #356 |
| 1937 | 306 | #369 |
| 1938 | 329 | #359 |
| 1939 | 348 | #340 |
| 1940 | 345 | #349 |
| 1941 | 339 | #364 |
| 1942 | 375 | #362 |
| 1943 | 386 | #366 |
| 1944 | 366 | #367 |
| 1945 | 333 | #387 |
| 1946 | 415 | #371 |
| 1947 | 484 | #366 |
| 1948 | 562 | #331 |
| 1949 | 556 | #328 |
| 1950 | 564 | #324 |
| 1951 | 612 | #320 |
| 1952 | 617 | #333 |
| 1953 | 582 | #346 |
| 1954 | 599 | #352 |
| 1955 | 622 | #344 |
| 1956 | 654 | #344 |
| 1957 | 699 | #341 |
| 1958 | 745 | #343 |
| 1959 | 763 | #344 |
| 1960 | 727 | #361 |
| 1961 | 781 | #337 |
| 1962 | 821 | #327 |
| 1963 | 860 | #320 |
| 1964 | 1,002 | #290 |
| 1965 | 1,062 | #264 |
| 1966 | 984 | #265 |
| 1967 | 1,016 | #265 |
| 1968 | 1,020 | #266 |
| 1969 | 1,093 | #265 |
| 1970 | 1,192 | #258 |
| 1971 | 1,185 | #248 |
| 1972 | 1,234 | #226 |
| 1973 | 1,329 | #195 |
| 1974 | 1,480 | #179 |
| 1975 | 1,548 | #170 |
| 1976 | 1,729 | #150 |
| 1977 | 2,067 | #141 |
| 1978 | 1,932 | #142 |
| 1979 | 2,023 | #139 |
| 1980 | 2,203 | #133 |
| 1981 | 2,089 | #135 |
| 1982 | 2,317 | #131 |
| 1983 | 2,311 | #129 |
| 1984 | 2,178 | #131 |
| 1985 | 2,433 | #119 |
| 1986 | 2,548 | #110 |
| 1987 | 2,891 | #97 |
| 1988 | 3,461 | #86 |
| 1989 | 3,459 | #93 |
| 1990 | 3,965 | #80 |
| 1991 | 4,652 | #74 |
| 1992 | 4,138 | #83 |
| 1993 | 3,708 | #87 |
| 1994 | 3,441 | #96 |
| 1995 | 3,382 | #98 |
| 1996 | 3,312 | #99 |
| 1997 | 3,452 | #98 |
| 1998 | 3,192 | #108 |
| 1999 | 3,326 | #102 |
| 2000 | 3,401 | #96 |
| 2001 | 3,415 | #90 |
| 2002 | 3,119 | #107 |
| 2003 | 3,403 | #99 |
| 2004 | 3,344 | #97 |
| 2005 | 3,215 | #97 |
| 2006 | 3,127 | #105 |
| 2007 | 3,415 | #97 |
| 2008 | 3,321 | #104 |
| 2009 | 3,510 | #92 |
| 2010 | 3,362 | #87 |
| 2011 | 3,615 | #78 |
| 2012 | 3,260 | #90 |
| 2013 | 3,084 | #102 |
| 2014 | 2,605 | #122 |
| 2015 | 2,254 | #144 |
| 2016 | 1,985 | #157 |
| 2017 | 1,829 | #166 |
| 2018 | 1,799 | #157 |
| 2019 | 1,757 | #161 |
| 2020 | 1,644 | #174 |
| 2021 | 1,582 | #186 |
| 2022 | 1,481 | #199 |
| 2023 | 1,437 | #208 |
| 2024 | 1,465 | #208 |
