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Molly

Girl Hebrew #208 in 2023

Molly is a girl name of Hebrew origin.

Meaning of Molly

Or, less often, Margaret. From Moll, diminutive lambdacism of Mary.

Popularity of Molly

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,437 births in 2023

1880 2023

173,052 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1991

4,652 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

Supplanter; one who follows

Very popular since the Middle Ages

Who is like God? A rhetorical name honoring the archangel

Bitter; beloved; wished-for child

Eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel

God is my judge

God is my oath; consecrated to God

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.