Maeve 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, Maeve was ranked #60 and Molly #20 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2023, Maeve was ranked #25 and Molly #69 among girls in New Zealand.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Maeve was ranked #25 and Molly #68 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Maeve was ranked #26 and Molly #104 among girls in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Maeve was ranked #57 and Molly #28 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2021, Maeve was ranked #78 and Molly #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

Maeve and Molly over time

Maeve and Molly appear together in 3 published lists, across 93 years of shared records. Molly held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Maeve in 0.

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.

Molly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Maeve 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

  Maeve held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Molly in 27.

  Highest recorded here: Maeve #59 in 2000, Molly #18 in 2019.

  The order changed in 1999: Molly moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #69 and #87; by 1999 that had become #65 and #63.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Maeve #60, Molly #20.

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

  Maeve held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Molly in 26.

  Highest recorded here: Maeve #26 in 2024, Molly #15 in 2001.

  The order changed in 2022: Maeve moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #77 and #73; by 2022 that had become #48 and #84.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Maeve #26, Molly #104.

• Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

  Maeve held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Molly in 27.

  Highest recorded here: Maeve #57 in 2024, Molly #18 in 2007.

  The order changed in 1998: Molly moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #83 and #89; by 1998 that had become #98 and #47.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Maeve #57, Molly #28.

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