NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Molly Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Molly: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 176,127 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
176,127
Peak year
1991 #74
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
-16.0%

In the 1990s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
20113,616#78
20123,261#90
20133,084#102
20142,605#122
20152,254#144
20161,986#157
20171,829#166
20181,799#158
20191,757#161
20201,645#173
20211,583#186
20221,481#199
20231,437#209
20241,474#208
20251,601#196

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1991

CA
427
NY
286
IL
281
OH
256
PA
233
MA
212

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