Hayley 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, Hayley was ranked #148 and Molly #20 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Hayley was ranked #227 and Molly #28 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Hayley was ranked #230 and Molly #68 among girls in Scotland.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2016, Hayley was ranked #89 and Molly #96 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2016, Hayley was ranked #99 and Molly #89 among girls in New Zealand.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Hayley was ranked #478 and Molly #120 among girls in England and Wales.

Hayley and Molly over time

Hayley and Molly appear together in 5 published lists, across 132 years of shared records. Molly held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Hayley in 1.

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.

Hayley 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.

List by list

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

  Hayley held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Molly in 28.

  Highest recorded here: Hayley #48 in 1997, Molly #18 in 2019.

  The order changed in 1998: Molly moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #48 and #80; by 1998 that had become #90 and #87.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Hayley #148, Molly #20.

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

  Hayley held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Molly in 30.

  Highest recorded here: Hayley #57 in 1996, Molly #15 in 2001.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Hayley #478, Molly #120.

• Northern Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2024

  Hayley held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Molly in 26.

  Highest recorded here: Hayley #57 in 1997, Molly #18 in 2007.

  The order changed in 1998: Molly moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #57 and #89; by 1998 that had become #136 and #47.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Hayley #227, Molly #28.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2016

  Hayley held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Molly in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Hayley #18 in 2003, Molly #32 in 2005.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2016: Hayley #89, Molly #96.

• New Zealand · Girls19 shared years, 1997–2016

  Hayley held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Molly in 10.

  Highest recorded here: Hayley #29 in 2006, Molly #31 in 2003.

  The order changed in 2009: Molly moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #37 and #47; by 2009 that had become #35 and #33.

  Most recent shared year, 2016: Hayley #99, Molly #89.

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.

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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.

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