Molly: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced MAH-lee · 2 syllables

From Moll, diminutive lambdacism of Mary + -y.

How popular is Molly?

Molly was the #196 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,601 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 49% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1990.

Babies named Molly in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1990).

Half of US adults named Molly are older than 35; most are between 19 and 69. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Molly have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Molly is pronounced MAH-lee.

Molly was the #196 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,601 babies. It’s used less than it was: down 49% on 2011–2015. It peaked around 1990.

Half of US adults named Molly are older than 35. Most are between 19 and 69.