Molli
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MOL-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #10,104 for girls
Molli is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,104th for girls in the US (9 babies).
What does Molli mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Molly; pet form of Mary
Pet form of Mary; Molly Malone is the fishmonger of the famous Dublin song.
Meaning borrowed from Molly. More on Wiktionary.
Is Molli a girl's or a boy's name?
Molli is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Molli in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 22 girls.
Half of all the girls named Molli in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Molli in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 2 | #7,238 |
| 2019 | 2 | #7,280 |
| 2018 | 2 | #7,433 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 22 | #1,215 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,293 |
| 2003 | 18 | #1,317 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,461 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,415 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,951 |
| 1997 | 11 | #1,664 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Molli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 10,104th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 180,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the US were named Molli, making it the 10,104th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 2014, with 63 girls. It first appears in the records in 1950.
Half of all the girls named Molli in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,822 girls in the US were given Molli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #199, up from #10,104 for this spelling alone.
Molli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,104 |
| 2024 | 15 | #7,247 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8,481 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 18 | #6,321 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 28 | #4,849 |
| 2015 | 33 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 63 | #2,737 |
| 2013 | 48 | #3,313 |
| 2012 | 55 | #3,039 |
| 2011 | 51 | #3,221 |
| 2010 | 51 | #3,202 |
| 2009 | 54 | #3,125 |
| 2008 | 54 | #3,119 |
| 2007 | 58 | #3,023 |
| 2006 | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2005 | 47 | #3,253 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,885 |
| 2003 | 60 | #2,635 |
| 2002 | 48 | #3,010 |
| 2001 | 41 | #3,312 |
| 2000 | 50 | #2,850 |
| 1999 | 48 | #2,809 |
| 1998 | 47 | #2,795 |
| 1997 | 57 | #2,325 |
| 1996 | 48 | #2,587 |
| 1995 | 51 | #2,481 |
| 1994 | 48 | #2,580 |
| 1993 | 52 | #2,412 |
| 1992 | 56 | #2,313 |
| 1991 | 54 | #2,350 |
| 1990 | 50 | #2,432 |
| 1989 | 40 | #2,763 |
| 1988 | 40 | #2,641 |
| 1987 | 33 | #2,913 |
| 1986 | 32 | #2,902 |
| 1985 | 21 | #3,851 |
| 1984 | 20 | #3,873 |
| 1983 | 20 | #3,805 |
| 1982 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1981 | 20 | #3,858 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 21 | #3,512 |
| 1977 | 12 | #5,212 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 12 | #4,719 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,341 |
| 1972 | 16 | #3,714 |
| 1971 | 15 | #3,941 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,760 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,417 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 9 | #4,624 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 11 | #4,095 |
| 1963 | 6 | #5,890 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 10 | #3,924 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #4,736 |
Names like Molli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Mia, Hannah, Jasmine, Leah, Abigail, Jessica, Zoe, Chloe, Amber, Sarah, Naomi, Erin
Other spellings of Molli
Names related to Molli
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Molli: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/molli, updated 20 October 2026.