Florence 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.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Florence was ranked #6 and Molly #104 among girls in England and Wales.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2023, Florence was ranked #20 and Molly #69 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Florence was ranked #196 and Molly #20 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Florence was ranked #101 and Molly #28 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2021, Florence was ranked #31 and Molly #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Florence was ranked #90 and Molly #68 among girls in Scotland.

Florence and Molly over time

Florence and Molly appear together in 4 published lists, across 86 years of shared records. Molly held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Florence in 1.

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.

Molly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Florence 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 · Girls32 shared years, 1989–2025

  Florence held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Molly in 31.

  Highest recorded here: Florence #149 in 2024, Molly #18 in 2019.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Florence #196, Molly #20.

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

  Florence held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Molly in 15.

  Highest recorded here: Florence #6 in 2024, Molly #15 in 2001.

  The order changed in 2011: Florence moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #54 and #42; by 2011 that had become #43 and #46.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Florence #6, Molly #104.

• Northern Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 1999–2024

  Florence held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Molly in 17.

  Highest recorded here: Florence #101 in 2024, Molly #20 in 2014.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Florence #101, Molly #28.

• New Zealand · Girls8 shared years, 2013–2023

  Florence held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Molly in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Florence #20 in 2023, Molly #59 in 2013.

  The order changed in 2015: Florence moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #85 and #67; by 2015 that had become #68 and #92.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Florence #20, Molly #69.

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