Molly

Molly

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Also spelled: Molly- (8)

Origin: German

Meaning

Molly 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

Molly first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 28 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 2,987 babies (rank #15 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Molly

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.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

47,280

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,987

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	2,026	#29
1997	2,628	#21
1998	2,413	#24
1999	2,313	#22
2000	2,328	#20
2001	2,987	#15
2002	2,916	#15
2003	2,782	#18
2004	2,610	#21
2005	2,355	#22
2006	1,995	#25
2007	1,845	#30
2008	1,737	#32
2009	1,522	#40
2010	1,454	#42
2011	1,322	#46
2012	1,434	#39
2013	1,469	#35
2014	1,349	#41
2015	1,215	#46
2016	1,041	#56
2017	978	#58
2018	929	#58
2019	911	#57
2020	890	#54
2021	729	#73
2022	568	#84
2023	534	#88

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

2,026

#29

1997

2,628

#21

1998

2,413

#24

1999

2,313

#22

2000

2,328

#20

2001

2,987

#15

2002

2,916

#15

2003

2,782

#18

2004

2,610

#21

2005

2,355

#22

2006

1,995

#25

2007

1,845

#30

2008

1,737

#32

2009

1,522

#40

2010

1,454

#42

2011

1,322

#46

2012

1,434

#39

2013

1,469

#35

2014

1,349

#41

2015

1,215

#46

2016

1,041

#56

2017

978

#58

2018

929

#58

2019

911

#57

2020

890

#54

2021

729

#73

2022

568

#84

2023

534

#88

Meaning

Numerology of Molly

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Molly

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Year-by-Year Detail