Molly-Mae
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- MOL-ee-MAY
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,101 for girls
Molly-Mae is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,101st for girls in the UK (8 babies).
What does Molly-Mae mean?
Modern: blend of Molly and Mae
Pairs Molly, a pet form of Mary, with Mae, a form of May.
Is Molly-Mae a girl's or a boy's name?
Molly-Mae is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Molly-Mae in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,101st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8 about 1 in 35,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 66% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the UK were named Molly-Mae, making it the 3,101st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 762nd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 53 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Molly-Mae than any year since 2018.
Half of all the girls named Molly-Mae in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,033rd in England and Wales.
Molly-Mae in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,491 |
| 2020 | 53 | #762 |
| 2019 | 34 | #1,085 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,900 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 13 | #2,174 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,463 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,912 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,587 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Nicknames for Molly-Mae
- Molly 525 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Molly-Mae
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Myla, Elodie, Ottilie, Rosie, Maeve, Marnie, Matilda, Hallie, Mabel, Bonnie, Indie, Maeva
Names related to Molly-Mae
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Molly-Mae: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/molly-mae, updated 20 October 2026.