Molly
femaleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Molly: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.
Molly: Recorded since 1989, it reached #15 in 2001, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.
among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024
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| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #29 |
| 1997 | #21 |
| 1998 | #24 |
| 1999 | #22 |
| 2000 | #20 |
| 2001 | #15 |
| 2002 | #15 |
| 2003 | #18 |
| 2004 | #21 |
| 2005 | #22 |
| 2006 | #25 |
| 2007 | #30 |
| 2008 | #32 |
| 2009 | #40 |
| 2010 | #42 |
| 2011 | #46 |
| 2012 | #39 |
| 2013 | #35 |
| 2014 | #41 |
| 2015 | #46 |
| 2016 | #56 |
| 2017 | #58 |
| 2018 | #58 |
| 2019 | #57 |
| 2020 | #54 |
| 2021 | #73 |
| 2022 | #84 |
| 2023 | #88 |
| 2024 | #104 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales
What the data shows
Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 36 of the 37 years from 1989 to 2025.
In 2025: #20 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #217 among girls in Norway.
Official data from 7 national registrars across 7 regions, 1989–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
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
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1989 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #15 in England and Wales in 2002.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | England and Wales | female | #104 | 446 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | female | #88 | 534 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | female | #84 | 568 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | female | #73 | 729 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | female | #54 | 890 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | female | #57 | 911 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | female | #58 | 929 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | female | #58 | 978 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | female | #56 | 1,041 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | female | #46 | 1,215 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | female | #41 | 1,349 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | female | #35 | 1,469 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | female | #39 | 1,434 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | female | #46 | 1,322 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | female | #42 | 1,454 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | female | #40 | 1,522 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | female | #32 | 1,737 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | female | #30 | 1,845 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | female | #25 | 1,995 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | female | #22 | 2,355 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | female | #21 | 2,610 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | female | #18 | 2,782 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | female | #15 | 2,916 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | female | #15 | 2,987 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | female | #20 | 2,328 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | female | #22 | 2,313 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | female | #24 | 2,413 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | female | #21 | 2,628 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | female | #29 | 2,026 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #100 | 78 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2020 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #83 | 89 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2016 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #96 | 76 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2015 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #78 | 92 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2014 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #86 | 78 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2013 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #76 | 95 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2012 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #61 | 120 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2011 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #53 | 127 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2010 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #55 | 119 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2009 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #46 | 138 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2008 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #44 | 145 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2007 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #55 | 129 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2006 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #42 | 137 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2005 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #32 | 172 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2004 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #35 | 162 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2003 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #54 | 129 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2002 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #62 | 126 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2001 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #67 | 118 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2000 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #54 | 142 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1999 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #78 | 105 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1998 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #60 | 128 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1997 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #90 | 87 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1996 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #86 | 92 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 2023 | New Zealand | female | #69 | 55 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | New Zealand | female | #91 | 45 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | New Zealand | female | #86 | 45 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | New Zealand | female | #85 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | New Zealand | female | #89 | 46 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | New Zealand | female | #92 | 49 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | New Zealand | female | #67 | 53 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | New Zealand | female | #59 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | New Zealand | female | #40 | 81 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | New Zealand | female | #53 | 72 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | New Zealand | female | #38 | 88 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | New Zealand | female | #33 | 100 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | New Zealand | female | #47 | 84 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | New Zealand | female | #53 | 79 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | New Zealand | female | #35 | 100 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | New Zealand | female | #36 | 89 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | New Zealand | female | #33 | 102 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | New Zealand | female | #31 | 103 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | New Zealand | female | #38 | 86 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | New Zealand | female | #36 | 101 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | New Zealand | female | #49 | 82 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | New Zealand | female | #75 | 61 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | New Zealand | female | #81 | 52 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | New Zealand | female | #94 | 50 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Northern Ireland | female | #28 | 53 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Northern Ireland | female | #27 | 59 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Northern Ireland | female | #27 | 59 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland | female | #21 | 76 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Northern Ireland | female | #22 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Northern Ireland | female | #31 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Northern Ireland | female | #34 | 63 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Northern Ireland | female | #29 | 72 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Northern Ireland | female | #27 | 80 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Northern Ireland | female | #30 | 76 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Northern Ireland | female | #20 | 103 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Northern Ireland | female | #26 | 94 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Northern Ireland | female | #25 | 97 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | female | #26 | 103 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | female | #24 | 121 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Northern Ireland | female | #26 | 108 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | female | #23 | 117 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Northern Ireland | female | #18 | 132 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Northern Ireland | female | #21 | 117 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Northern Ireland | female | #23 | 114 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland | female | #25 | 115 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland | female | #23 | 109 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Northern Ireland | female | #24 | 102 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Northern Ireland | female | #27 | 95 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Northern Ireland | female | #47 | 47 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland | female | #45 | 50 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | female | #47 | 54 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Northern Ireland | female | #89 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Norway | female | #217 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Norway | female | #203 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Norway | female | #237 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Norway | female | #186 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Norway | female | #199 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Norway | female | #254 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Norway | female | #290 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Norway | female | #225 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Norway | female | #256 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Norway | female | #216 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Norway | female | #178 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Norway | female | #265 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Norway | female | #227 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Norway | female | #176 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Norway | female | #167 | 36 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Norway | female | #222 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Norway | female | #215 | 26 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Norway | female | #346 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Norway | female | #409 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Norway | female | #395 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Norway | female | #588 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Norway | female | #606 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | female | #20 | 169 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland | female | #22 | 171 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | female | #22 | 176 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland | female | #22 | 195 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Republic of Ireland | female | #18 | 219 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | female | #19 | 217 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | female | #18 | 218 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | female | #28 | 186 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | female | #32 | 185 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | female | #27 | 210 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | female | #31 | 202 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | female | #29 | 196 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | female | #33 | 197 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | female | #27 | 251 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | female | #33 | 229 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | female | #31 | 243 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | female | #26 | 268 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | female | #25 | 268 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | female | #23 | 281 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | female | #25 | 235 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | female | #25 | 261 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | female | #31 | 206 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | female | #37 | 163 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | female | #33 | 179 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | female | #31 | 172 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | female | #43 | 105 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | female | #63 | 74 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | female | #87 | 42 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | female | #80 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | female | #137 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | female | #119 | 43 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | female | #187 | 22 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | female | #193 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | female | #188 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | female | #273 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Republic of Ireland | female | #408 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Scotland | female | #68 | 62 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
- Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
What's not yet available
- Meaning
- Origin
- Pronunciation
- Nicknames and spelling variants
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Official popularity data is available for 7 regions, from 1989 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #15 in England and Wales in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.