Girls' name · since 1971
Molina
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 228 babies named Molina, peaking in 1971. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,523 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 228
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Molina currently ranks #13523 among girls' names in America, with 228 babies recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Molina has been recorded 228 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #13523 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #18,500 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,523 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 228 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Molina ranks #18,500 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,523 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 228 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,500 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,523 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 228
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Molina's 228 recorded births place it above 74.41% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Molina compares
228 39th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Molina's all-time total is 39% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Molina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 228 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Molina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Molina's full recorded timeline at 1998, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Molina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Molina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (54 births, 24% of the file).
1990s was Molina's strongest decade.
54 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Molina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
51 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
38 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 54 births (24% of all-time use).
Molina by state
Where Molina concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.2% |
5 of 228 births nationwide.
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What to do with Molina's data
- Molina's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (54 total births) through the 2020s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Molinas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Molina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Molina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.