Mollie

Meaning: Bitter; or possibly rebellion/disobedience
Origin: Variant of Molly · Hebrew roots; debated (from Hebrew)

Girl's name · #1116 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Mollie belongs to an older America first — it reached #79 back in 1884 — yet it still appears in today's records at #1116. About 48,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

In recent years, Mollie ran about 3× its national rate in Mississippi and Alabama.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Mollie ranks in other countries and regions.

#38 in N. Ireland (2025) · #87 in Ireland (2025) · #98 in Scotland (2025) · #213 in Sweden (2025) · #243 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,674 in Canada (2024).

Famous Mollies

Mollie O'Callaghan — Australian swimmer
Mollie King — British singer and songwriter
Mollie Sugden — British actress (1922–2009)
Mollie Steimer — Russian anarchist (1897–1980)
Mollie Faustman — Swedish writer and artist (1883–1966)

In stories & tradition

Mollie — Pokémon Horizons: The Series (anime series)

What Mollies become

Among 110 notable people named Mollie:

Entertainers appear 1.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mollie King, British singer and songwriter.

Spellings & nicknames

Mollie is the less common spelling of Molly — about 12% of babies given the name are written this way; Molly itself ranked #196 in 2025.

Similar names: Molly · Abbie · Moriah · Jolie · Jennie · Sally

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