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“Variant of Molly — Bitter; or possibly rebellion/disobedience (debated Hebrew roots)” — Hebrew (via Aramaic) origin
Girl's name · #1116 in the US (2025) · Heirloom
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. In Mississippi and Alabama it runs about 3× its national rate. 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.
Around the world: #38 in N. Ireland (2025) · #87 in Ireland (2025) · #95 in Scotland (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 27 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 110 notable people named Mollie:
Entertainers appear 1.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Mollie King, British singer and songwriter.
Similar names: Molly · Abbie · Moriah · Jolie · Jennie · Sally
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