Molly vs Stine
Molly and Stinecompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Molly was ranked #217 and Stine #384 among girls in Norway.
Molly and Stine over time
Molly and Stine appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Molly held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Stine in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Stine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Molly 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.
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 moved ahead of the other
In 2015, Molly moved ahead of Stine in Norway · Girls — #265 and #189 the year before became #178 and #403.
List by list
Norway · Girls22 shared years, 2003–2025
Molly held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Stine in 10.
Highest recorded here: Molly #167 in 2011, Stine #45 in 2003.
The order changed in 2015: Molly moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #265 and #189; by 2015 that had become #178 and #403.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Molly #217, Stine #384.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Molly | Stine |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #20 (2025) | Norway · Girls #384 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Molly and Stine both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Molly
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #217 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Stine
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #312 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1951–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #384 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls