Is Molly a boy or girl name?
Molly is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,465 girls and 0 boys were named Molly, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 174,877 US babies named Molly were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #208
- Babies named Molly since 1880
- 174,877
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 4,663 babies
Boys and girls named Molly, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 306 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 454 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 803 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,447 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 2,797 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 3,120 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 4,161 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 6,457 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 9,366 | 100% |
| 1970s | 61 | 15,719 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 151 | 25,890 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 61 | 36,568 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 59 | 33,270 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 28 | 25,550 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 7,609 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,465 | #208 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,437 | #208 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,481 | #199 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,582 | #186 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,644 | #174 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,757 | #161 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,799 | #157 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,829 | #166 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,985 | #157 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 2,254 | #144 |
| 2014 | 5 | #13,398 | 2,605 | #122 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 3,084 | #102 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,643 | 3,260 | #90 |
| 2011 | 7 | #10,403 | 3,615 | #78 |
| 2010 | 7 | #10,401 | 3,362 | #87 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 3,510 | #92 |
| 2008 | 5 | #13,941 | 3,321 | #104 |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,884 | 3,415 | #97 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,590 | 3,127 | #105 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,809 | 3,215 | #97 |
| 2004 | 28 | #3,425 | 3,344 | #97 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 3,403 | #99 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 3,119 | #107 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 3,415 | #90 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,824 | 3,401 | #96 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,919 | 3,326 | #102 |
| 1998 | 6 | #9,253 | 3,192 | #108 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 3,452 | #98 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,646 | 3,312 | #99 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 3,382 | #98 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,451 | 3,441 | #96 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,688 | 3,708 | #87 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,984 | 4,138 | #83 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,991 | 4,652 | #74 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,674 | 3,965 | #80 |
| 1989 | 33 | #2,135 | 3,459 | #93 |
| 1988 | 19 | #2,919 | 3,461 | #86 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,151 | 2,891 | #97 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,361 | 2,548 | #110 |
| 1985 | 8 | #5,013 | 2,433 | #119 |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,051 | 2,178 | #131 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,363 | 2,311 | #129 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,488 | 2,317 | #131 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,771 | 2,089 | #135 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,764 | 2,203 | #133 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,697 | 2,023 | #139 |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,056 | 1,932 | #142 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,517 | 2,067 | #141 |
| 1976 | 9 | #3,909 | 1,729 | #150 |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,242 | 1,548 | #170 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,741 | 1,480 | #179 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,356 | 1,329 | #195 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,787 | 1,234 | #226 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 1,185 | #248 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,192 | #258 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,093 | #265 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,020 | #266 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,016 | #265 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 984 | #265 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,062 | #264 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,002 | #290 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 860 | #320 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 821 | #327 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 781 | #337 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 727 | #361 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 763 | #344 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 745 | #343 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 699 | #341 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 654 | #344 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 622 | #344 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 599 | #352 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 582 | #346 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 617 | #333 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 612 | #320 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 564 | #324 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 556 | #328 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 562 | #331 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 484 | #366 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 415 | #371 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 333 | #387 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 366 | #367 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 386 | #366 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 375 | #362 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 339 | #364 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 345 | #349 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 348 | #340 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 329 | #359 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 306 | #369 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 316 | #356 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 301 | #365 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 292 | #368 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 271 | #394 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 315 | #361 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 300 | #370 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 342 | #362 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 320 | #375 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 315 | #381 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 258 | #431 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 255 | #433 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 241 | #443 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 290 | #404 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 293 | #388 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 277 | #397 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 302 | #385 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 246 | #427 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 258 | #400 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 306 | #374 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 310 | #357 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 333 | #336 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 325 | #331 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 247 | #337 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 197 | #346 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 197 | #323 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 129 | #354 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 145 | #316 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 109 | #346 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 101 | #360 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 113 | #328 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 86 | #362 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 71 | #402 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 72 | #392 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 75 | #370 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 54 | #423 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 55 | #401 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 67 | #411 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 47 | #428 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 39 | #499 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 50 | #418 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 49 | #415 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 45 | #422 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 36 | #471 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 58 | #354 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 51 | #375 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 33 | #445 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 46 | #372 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 35 | #415 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 37 | #409 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 32 | #388 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 29 | #404 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 30 | #378 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 32 | #356 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 30 | #328 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 30 | #325 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 33 | #278 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 18 | #400 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Molly reached #2,135 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #74 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Molly
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.