Bethany vs Molly

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Bethany was ranked #544 and Molly #20 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Bethany was ranked #253 and Molly #28 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2004, Bethany was ranked #100 and Molly #35 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Bethany was ranked #384 and Molly #68 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Bethany was ranked #539 and Molly #104 among girls in England and Wales.

Bethany and Molly over time

Bethany and Molly appear together in 4 published lists, across 99 years of shared records. Molly held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Bethany in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Bethany reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Molly in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1991–2025

  Bethany held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Molly in 33.

  Highest recorded here: Bethany #179 in 2003, Molly #18 in 2019.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Bethany #544, Molly #20.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Bethany held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Molly in 24.

  Highest recorded here: Bethany #11 in 1999, Molly #15 in 2001.

  The order changed in 2001: Molly moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #13 and #20; by 2001 that had become #17 and #15.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Bethany #539, Molly #104.

• Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

  Bethany held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Molly in 24.

  Highest recorded here: Bethany #32 in 1998, Molly #18 in 2007.

  The order changed in 2001: Molly moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #33 and #47; by 2001 that had become #39 and #27.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Bethany #253, Molly #28.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls9 shared years, 1996–2004

  Bethany held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Molly in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Bethany #73 in 1997, Molly #35 in 2004.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2004: Bethany #100, Molly #35.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here