girl's name

Molley

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 238

Molley is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2012 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1993, when 13 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1918.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Molley over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.

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'10 '20 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Molley by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 7
1920s 5
1970s 5
1980s 22
1990s 86
2000s 79
2010s (to 2012) 27

How popular is Molley?

In 2012, Molley was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Molley is used

England & Wales #5,552 3 in 2006
United States #10,480 10 in 2012

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Molley

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Molley also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Molley over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Molley

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Molley — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Molley

How popular is the name Molley?

In 2012, Molley was given to 10 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Molley a girl's or a boy's name?

Molley is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Molley?

Molley has 2 syllables.

When was Molley most popular?

Molley peaked in 1993, when 13 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.