Girls' name · since 1891
Mollye
Mollye has 388 recorded births since 1891 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 388
- born since 1891
- 1910s
- peak decade
388 girls have been named Mollye since 1891, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Mollye has 388 recorded births among girls since 1891, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1891 to 1997.
- #13,766 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 388 born since 1891
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mollye ranks #13,766 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 388 born since 1891, peaking in the 1910s.
- #13,766 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 388
- born since 1891
- 1910s
- peak decade
Mollye's 388 recorded births place it above 80.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Mollye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mollye splits its recorded history at 1940: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1906 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mollye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1891–1997
- Peak year (1917)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Mollye by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (100 births, 26% of the file).
1910s was Mollye's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Mollye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 12
1890s
12 births
- 1900s
1900s
41 births
- 1910s
1910s
100 births
- 1920s 39
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 26
1930s
26 births
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 100 births (26% of all-time use).
Mollye by state
Where Mollye concentrates geographically, total births since 1891
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What to do with Mollye's data
- Mollye's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 1990s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Mollyes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
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 Mollye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1891–1997 (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 Mollye 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.