Mollie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MOL-ee
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #197 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,113 for girls
- Style
- Big in Northern Ireland
Mollie is a girls' name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 197th for girls in the UK (283 babies) and 1,113th for girls in the US (212 babies).
What does Mollie mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Molly, a pet form of Mary
Spelling of Molly, an old pet form of Mary.
Is Mollie a girl's or a boy's name?
Mollie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 283 girls in the UK and 212 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Mollie in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 197th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 283 about 1 in 980 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 283 girls in the UK were named Mollie, making it the 197th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 99th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 892 girls.
2025 had the fewest girls named Mollie since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Mollie in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 812 girls in the UK were given Mollie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #70, up from #197 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 242nd in England and Wales, 94th in Scotland and 38th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#80) and 2014 (#83).
Mollie in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 283 | #197 |
| 2024 | 339 | #168 |
| 2023 | 362 | #155 |
| 2022 | 346 | #162 |
| 2021 | 467 | #122 |
| 2020 | 563 | #99 |
| 2019 | 511 | #114 |
| 2018 | 489 | #124 |
| 2017 | 502 | #125 |
| 2016 | 542 | #120 |
| 2015 | 649 | #103 |
| 2014 | 766 | #80 |
| 2013 | 892 | #75 |
| 2012 | 815 | #82 |
| 2011 | 608 | #104 |
| 2010 | 573 | #113 |
| 2009 | 547 | #111 |
| 2008 | 527 | #118 |
| 2007 | 563 | #106 |
| 2006 | 637 | #96 |
| 2005 | 742 | #81 |
| 2004 | 699 | #82 |
| 2003 | 652 | #87 |
| 2002 | 790 | #72 |
| 2001 | 828 | #69 |
| 2000 | 689 | #86 |
| 1999 | 712 | #83 |
| 1998 | 794 | #76 |
| 1997 | 709 | #84 |
| 1996 | 673 | #88 |
How popular is Mollie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,113th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 212 about 1 in 7,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 212 girls in the US were named Mollie, making it the 1,113th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,089th. Its busiest year was 1915, with 738 girls.
Half of all the girls named Mollie in the US since 1880 were born between 1913 and 1992. It was already well used in 1880, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 1,822 girls in the US were given Mollie or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #199, up from #1,113 for this spelling alone.
Mollie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 212 | #1,113 |
| 2024 | 197 | #1,202 |
| 2023 | 213 | #1,137 |
| 2022 | 197 | #1,225 |
| 2021 | 207 | #1,180 |
| 2020 | 224 | #1,089 |
| 2019 | 236 | #1,069 |
| 2018 | 219 | #1,116 |
| 2017 | 242 | #1,058 |
| 2016 | 263 | #1,005 |
| 2015 | 273 | #989 |
| 2014 | 347 | #805 |
| 2013 | 391 | #712 |
| 2012 | 437 | #651 |
| 2011 | 438 | #652 |
| 2010 | 428 | #675 |
| 2009 | 419 | #694 |
| 2008 | 420 | #710 |
| 2007 | 373 | #774 |
| 2006 | 363 | #756 |
| 2005 | 365 | #739 |
| 2004 | 332 | #776 |
| 2003 | 410 | #646 |
| 2002 | 386 | #654 |
| 2001 | 423 | #596 |
| 2000 | 448 | #580 |
| 1999 | 441 | #570 |
| 1998 | 442 | #557 |
| 1997 | 418 | #560 |
| 1996 | 423 | #551 |
| 1995 | 438 | #541 |
| 1994 | 454 | #540 |
| 1993 | 495 | #500 |
| 1992 | 486 | #499 |
| 1991 | 535 | #458 |
| 1990 | 527 | #464 |
| 1989 | 442 | #526 |
| 1988 | 419 | #526 |
| 1987 | 398 | #520 |
| 1986 | 370 | #548 |
| 1985 | 387 | #519 |
| 1984 | 292 | #613 |
| 1983 | 312 | #575 |
| 1982 | 329 | #559 |
| 1981 | 295 | #612 |
| 1980 | 286 | #637 |
| 1979 | 274 | #635 |
| 1978 | 228 | #696 |
| 1977 | 250 | #649 |
| 1976 | 204 | #719 |
| 1975 | 222 | #674 |
| 1974 | 208 | #705 |
| 1973 | 170 | #782 |
| 1972 | 184 | #757 |
| 1971 | 195 | #750 |
| 1970 | 196 | #753 |
| 1969 | 167 | #796 |
| 1968 | 146 | #842 |
| 1967 | 141 | #850 |
| 1966 | 128 | #887 |
| 1965 | 145 | #825 |
| 1964 | 173 | #786 |
| 1963 | 129 | #929 |
| 1962 | 112 | #1,014 |
| 1961 | 147 | #879 |
| 1960 | 171 | #782 |
| 1959 | 166 | #791 |
| 1958 | 186 | #722 |
| 1957 | 208 | #689 |
| 1956 | 205 | #670 |
| 1955 | 184 | #692 |
| 1954 | 187 | #682 |
| 1953 | 238 | #569 |
| 1952 | 241 | #554 |
| 1951 | 189 | #629 |
| 1950 | 214 | #569 |
| 1949 | 230 | #550 |
| 1948 | 243 | #531 |
| 1947 | 243 | #538 |
| 1946 | 205 | #551 |
| 1945 | 215 | #496 |
| 1944 | 224 | #476 |
| 1943 | 242 | #474 |
| 1942 | 237 | #477 |
| 1941 | 234 | #450 |
| 1940 | 241 | #439 |
| 1939 | 257 | #423 |
| 1938 | 252 | #423 |
| 1937 | 226 | #434 |
| 1936 | 236 | #421 |
| 1935 | 283 | #376 |
| 1934 | 284 | #376 |
| 1933 | 272 | #392 |
| 1932 | 283 | #388 |
| 1931 | 327 | #354 |
| 1930 | 353 | #357 |
| 1929 | 354 | #347 |
| 1928 | 358 | #364 |
| 1927 | 370 | #352 |
| 1926 | 394 | #333 |
| 1925 | 413 | #328 |
| 1924 | 431 | #322 |
| 1923 | 491 | #293 |
| 1922 | 532 | #284 |
| 1921 | 570 | #277 |
| 1920 | 560 | #275 |
| 1919 | 638 | #254 |
| 1918 | 701 | #242 |
| 1917 | 672 | #242 |
| 1916 | 650 | #243 |
| 1915 | 738 | #219 |
| 1914 | 644 | #203 |
| 1913 | 506 | #206 |
| 1912 | 463 | #206 |
| 1911 | 378 | #190 |
| 1910 | 399 | #170 |
| 1909 | 361 | #167 |
| 1908 | 341 | #175 |
| 1907 | 356 | #165 |
| 1906 | 355 | #162 |
| 1905 | 344 | #160 |
| 1904 | 336 | #162 |
| 1903 | 284 | #171 |
| 1902 | 337 | #153 |
| 1901 | 324 | #151 |
| 1900 | 437 | #138 |
| 1899 | 301 | #153 |
| 1898 | 357 | #142 |
| 1897 | 333 | #143 |
| 1896 | 374 | #127 |
| 1895 | 382 | #123 |
| 1894 | 379 | #122 |
| 1893 | 367 | #118 |
| 1892 | 411 | #108 |
| 1891 | 356 | #110 |
| 1890 | 349 | #118 |
| 1889 | 402 | #98 |
| 1888 | 375 | #102 |
| 1887 | 333 | #100 |
| 1886 | 421 | #82 |
| 1885 | 396 | #79 |
| 1884 | 374 | #79 |
| 1883 | 301 | #89 |
| 1882 | 305 | #84 |
| 1881 | 281 | #82 |
| 1880 | 283 | #81 |
Names like Mollie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophie, Anna, Millie, Ellie, Georgia, Lucy, Alice, Emma, Annie, Isabelle, Elizabeth, Sarah
Other spellings of Mollie
Names related to Mollie
More Hebrew names
Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias
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, “Mollie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/mollie, updated 20 October 2026.