Molly-Ann

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Molly-Ann: 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-Ann: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,557 in 1999, and it stood at #5,891 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
23times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1557highest recorded position
8groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2096
1997	#2738
1998	#1571
1999	#1557
2000	#1831
2001	#2023
2002	#1658
2003	#3099
2004	#1617
2005	#2247
2006	#2781
2007	#2233
2008	#3860
2009	#3422
2010	#2392
2011	#5785
2012	#2969
2013	#4739
2014	#3514
2016	#4763
2017	#5765
2018	#5666
2024	#5891

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

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 23 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 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: #1557 among girls in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Molly-Ann by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Molly-Ann in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	34	4 of 10	9
2000sbusiest	83	10 of 10	8
2010s	41	8 of 10	5
2020s	3	1 of 10	3

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Molly-Ann appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1557 in England and Wales in 1999.

Molly-Ann's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#5891	3	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#5666	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#5765	3	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#3514	6	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#4739	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#2969	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#5785	3	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#2392	10	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#3422	6	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#3860	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#2233	10	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#2781	7	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#2247	9	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#1617	13	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#3099	5	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#1658	11	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#2023	8	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#1831	9	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#1557	11	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#1571	11	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#2738	5	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#2096	7	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 23 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,557, first reached in 1999.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 13 births, registered in England and Wales in 2004.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 5 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
19 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
5 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#5,891position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
13births registered in its largest year, 2004Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Areej · #1557, 28y
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Amiah · #1556, 21y
Hidaya · #1556, 18y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Areej · #1557, 28y
Athina · #1557, 28y
Ramisha · #1557, 16y
Izza · #1556, 26y

Molly-Ann and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Molly-Ann without appearing here.

Molly-Ann moved ahead of

Lene Compare
In 2000 they stood at #1831 and #1831 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #2023 and #3998.
Therese Compare
In 2011 they stood at #5785 and #3549 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #2969 and #4838.
Vicki Compare
In 2003 they stood at #3099 and #2727 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2004 that had become #1617 and #3197.

Moved ahead of Molly-Ann

Marilyn Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2392 and #2843 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2011 that had become #5785 and #2150.
Rory Compare
In 2016 they stood at #4739 and #5742 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #5765 and #2706.
Blake Compare
In 2010 they stood at #3422 and #3936 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2011 that had become #5785 and #2893.
Eabha Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2392 and #3156 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2011 that had become #5785 and #2893.

Moved the opposite way to Molly-Ann

Ada Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Molly-Ann went from #2096 to #5891 while Ada went from #2683 to #40.
Alma Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Molly-Ann went from #2096 to #5891 while Alma went from #2096 to #234.
Alyssa Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Molly-Ann went from #2096 to #5891 while Alyssa went from #783 to #285.
Amalie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Molly-Ann went from #2096 to #5891 while Amalie went from #2096 to #1128.

Moved the same way as Molly-Ann

Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Molly-Ann went from #2096 to #5891 and Abigail from #21 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Molly-Ann went from #2096 to #5891 and Aimee from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Molly-Ann went from #2096 to #5891 and Aisling from #440 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Molly-Ann went from #2096 to #5891 and Alex from #161 to #2253.

What's not yet available

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1557 in England and Wales in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Molly-Ann

Molly-Ann at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Molly-Ann by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Molly-Ann appears in

Popularity data

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Molly-Ann at a glance

Molly-Ann by decade in England and Wales · Girls

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What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Molly-Ann and the names beside it

Molly-Ann moved ahead of

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