Mollie
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- From The Gaelic Maili Which Is A Pet Form Of Mary Bitter.
- Origin
- English
About the Name Mollie
Mollie is an English variant of Molly, itself a pet form of Mary derived through the medieval English affectionate diminutive tradition — Mary became Mal or Mall, then Moll, and eventually Molly or Mollie with the softening -y/-ie suffix. Mary itself traces back through Latin and Greek to the Hebrew Miriam, a name of uncertain but ancient meaning often interpreted as "bitterness" or "beloved." Mollie's derivation passes through the Gaelic Maili, a pet form of Mary, giving it Irish roots alongside its English pedigree. The -ie spelling gives Mollie a slightly more antique, feminine feel than the more common Molly.
Mollie first appeared in the US Social Security top-1000 in 1880 and peaked in 1884 at rank #79, its Victorian-era high point. After disappearing from the charts for most of the twentieth century, it staged a notable modern revival, re-entering the top-1000 and remaining present through 2015, its final tracked year at rank #989 — a span of over a century between its first and last chart appearances. Total top-1000 births across the full tracked span reach more than 9,000. Recorded variants include Moe, Molley, and Molli.
Mollie's appeal today rests on its combination of vintage warmth, Irish and English roots, and the enduring softness of the Mary-derived family. It occupies a sweet spot between the slightly more common Molly and the rarer Polly, offering a name with genuine historical depth and a friendly, approachable sound.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Mollie
US Popularity History (1880–2015)
Annual US births named Mollie by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 448 girls named Mollie (girl rank #580 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2015, ranked #989 for girls (273 US births). That's 409 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Mollie Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Mollie the strongest states are Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama.
Strongest girls-name states
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | #990 | 15 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | #907 | 63 |
| 3 | Michigan | #874 | 37 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | #857 | 23 |
| 5 | Georgia | #852 | 47 |
| 6 | North Carolina | #841 | 56 |
| 7 | Ohio | #803 | 74 |
| 8 | South Carolina | #788 | 46 |
| 9 | Louisiana | #778 | 51 |
| 10 | Missouri | #765 | 62 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Mollie in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molli | From The Gaelic Maili Which Is A Pet Form Of Mary Bitter. | Female | English |
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Compare Mollie to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Mollie against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).