Girls' name · since 1918
Molley
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 231 babies named Molley, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 231
- born since 1918
- 1990s
- peak decade
231 girls have been named Molley since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Molley recorded 231 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2012.
- #18,367 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 231 born since 1918
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Molley ranks #18,367 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 231 born since 1918, peaking in the 1990s.
- #18,367 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 231
- born since 1918
- 1990s
- peak decade
Molley's 231 recorded births place it above 74.57% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Molley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Molley's full recorded timeline at 1998, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Molley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2012
- Peak year (1993)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Molley by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (86 births, 37% of the file).
1990s was Molley's strongest decade.
86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Molley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 86 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Molley's data
- Molley's decade-level peak was the 1990s (86 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Molley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~94 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, 1918–2012 (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 Molley 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.