Kayla 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, Kayla was ranked #130 and Molly #20 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

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

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2012, Kayla was ranked #83 and Molly #61 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2014, Kayla was ranked #89 and Molly #67 among girls in New Zealand.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Kayla was ranked #171 and Molly #68 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Kayla was ranked #386 and Molly #120 among girls in England and Wales.

Kayla and Molly over time

Kayla and Molly appear together in 5 published lists, across 125 years of shared records. Molly held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Kayla 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.

Kayla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Molly in 2. 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

  Kayla held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Molly in 32.

  Highest recorded here: Kayla #21 in 2011, Molly #18 in 2019.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Kayla #130, Molly #20.

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

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

  Highest recorded here: Kayla #98 in 2011, Molly #15 in 2001.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Kayla #386, Molly #120.

• Northern Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1998–2024

  Kayla held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Molly in 27.

  Highest recorded here: Kayla #40 in 2011, Molly #18 in 2007.

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

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

• New Zealand · Girls18 shared years, 1997–2014

  Kayla held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Molly in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Kayla #31 in 1998, Molly #31 in 2003.

  The order changed in 2008: Molly moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #51 and #53; by 2008 that had become #49 and #47.

  Most recent shared year, 2014: Kayla #89, Molly #67.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2012

  Kayla held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Molly in 9.

  Highest recorded here: Kayla #38 in 2001, Molly #32 in 2005.

  The order changed in 2007: Molly moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #39 and #42; by 2007 that had become #64 and #55.

  Most recent shared year, 2012: Kayla #83, Molly #61.

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