Molley vs Molly

Side-by-side comparison of Molley and Molly — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Molley

Girl name

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Name B

Molly

Girl name · Rank #208

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Molley Molly
Current Rank Unranked #208
Total Births (all years) 231 174,517
Peak Year 1993 1991
Peak Year Births 13 4,652
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Molley Molly
1880ss — 306
1890ss — 454
1900ss — 803
1910ss 7 2,447
1920ss 5 2,797
1930ss — 3,120
1940ss — 4,161
1950ss — 6,457
1960ss — 9,366
1970ss 5 15,719
1980ss 22 25,890
1990ss 86 36,568
2000ss 79 33,270
2010ss 27 25,550
2020ss — 7,609

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Molley Molly
2014 — 2,605
2015 — 2,254
2016 — 1,985
2017 — 1,829
2018 — 1,799
2019 — 1,757
2020 — 1,644
2021 — 1,582
2022 — 1,481
2023 — 1,437
2024 — 1,465

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1918–2012.

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