Molly vs Summer
Molly and Summercompared 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, Molly was ranked #20 and Summer #115 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Molly was ranked #28 and Summer #161 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Molly was ranked #68 and Summer #96 among girls in Scotland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Molly was ranked #69 and Summer #87 among girls in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2021, Molly was ranked #100 and Summer #74 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Molly was ranked #104 and Summer #112 among girls in England and Wales.
Molly and Summer over time
Molly and Summer appear together in 5 published lists, across 114 years of shared records. Molly held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Summer in 1.
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.
Molly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Summer 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 2021, Summer moved ahead of Molly in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #83 and #86 the year before became #100 and #74.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Molly and Summer changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #104 and #112.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Molly and Summer averaged 50.7 places apart, ending at #104 and #112.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Molly #18 in 2007, Summer #65 in 2008.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Molly held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Summer in 5.
Highest recorded here: Molly #15 in 2001, Summer #23 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Molly #104, Summer #112.
Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1998–2024
Molly held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Summer in 0.
Highest recorded here: Molly #18 in 2007, Summer #65 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Molly #28, Summer #161.
Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2003–2025
Molly held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Summer in 0.
Highest recorded here: Molly #18 in 2019, Summer #115 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Molly #20, Summer #115.
New Zealand · Girls22 shared years, 1998–2023
Molly held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Summer in 11.
Highest recorded here: Molly #31 in 2003, Summer #28 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Molly #69, Summer #87.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls14 shared years, 2005–2021
Molly held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Summer in 11.
Highest recorded here: Molly #32 in 2005, Summer #38 in 2010.
The order changed in 2021: Summer moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #83 and #86; by 2021 that had become #100 and #74.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Molly #100, Summer #74.
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 | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #20 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #89 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Molly and Summer both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
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
Summer
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #206 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #23 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #89 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls