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Georgia vs Molly

Georgia and Mollycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

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, Georgia was ranked #91 and Molly #20 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Georgia was ranked #52 and Molly #28 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2021, Georgia was ranked #32 and Molly #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2023, Georgia was ranked #34 and Molly #69 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Georgia was ranked #51 and Molly #68 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Georgia was ranked #175 and Molly #120 among girls in England and Wales.

Georgia and Molly over time

Georgia and Molly appear together in 5 published lists, across 141 years of shared records. Molly held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Georgia in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Georgia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Molly in 1. 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.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One took the other's place near the top

    In Northern Ireland · Girls, Molly moved into the top 50 at #27 in 2001 as Georgia fell out of it to #52, having been #43 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2017, Molly moved ahead of Georgia in England and Wales · Girls — #54 and #56 the year before became #63 and #58.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Georgia and Molly averaged 17.2 places apart, ending at #175 and #120.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Georgia and Molly were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #175 and #120.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Georgia #80 in 2017, Molly #18 in 2019.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls36 shared years, 1989–2025

    Georgia held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Molly in 35.

    Highest recorded here: Georgia #80 in 2017, Molly #18 in 2019.

    The order changed in 1991: Molly moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #332 and #408; by 1991 that had become #393 and #273.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Georgia #91, Molly #20.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Georgia held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Molly in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Georgia #10 in 1997, Molly #15 in 2001.

    The order changed in 2017: Molly moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #54 and #56; by 2017 that had become #63 and #58.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Georgia #175, Molly #120.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Georgia held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Molly in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Georgia #29 in 2016, Molly #18 in 2007.

    The order changed in 2001: Molly moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #43 and #47; by 2001 that had become #52 and #27.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Georgia #52, Molly #28.

  • New Zealand · Girls24 shared years, 1997–2023

    Georgia held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Molly in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Georgia #2 in 1997, Molly #31 in 2003.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Georgia #34, Molly #69.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2021

    Georgia held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Molly in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Georgia #4 in 2000, Molly #32 in 2005.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Georgia #32, Molly #100.

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.

Other comparisons involving Georgia

Pairs where Georgia shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Molly

Pairs where Molly shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Northern Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Georgia, Molly
FieldGeorgiaMolly
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA Latinate feminine form of George, from the Greek elements 'ge' (earth) and 'ergon' (work) — 'farmer, earth-worker'.Not yet recorded
OriginGreek, via Latin transmissionNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒɔɹ.d͡ʒə/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #58 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #20 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Georgia has a recorded origin (Greek, via Latin transmission); Molly does not have one recorded yet.
  • Georgia and Molly both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Georgia; Molly doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Georgia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1989

    First recorded at #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1990–2023

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New Zealand, in 1997 (recorded 1990–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #175 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Molly

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1989

    First recorded at #408 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #120 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls