Description of the name "Molly"
Molly is most popular name in New Hampshire of US for all generations. And most popular Girl name of Generation Z (Gen Z or Zoomers) in MidWest. The Short-term(recent 3 years) Trend of this Girl name is decreasing, And The Long-term(recent 25 years) Trend is stalled.The popularity of this name is recently(3-years to 2022) stalled for female in MidWest, stalled for female in Northeast, stalled for female in South, stalled for female in West, and falling for female in MidWeststalled for female in Northeaststalled for female in Southstalled for female in West
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Visualized Trend by Regions for 'Molly'Visualized Trend by States for 'Molly'
The total number and actual popularities of births of the name "Molly"
Years with the same rank do not necessarily indicate the same number of births. Name data come from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.The rankings of the name "Molly" by years
Name Rankings by Generations
In the G.I. Generation(1901~1927), the popularity of name "Molly" is 380th out of 1539 names.
In the Silent Generation(1928~1945), the popularity of name "Molly" is 379th out of 1429 names.
In the Baby Boomers(1946~1964), the popularity of name "Molly" is 345th out of 1441 names.
In the Generation X (Gen X)(1965~1980), the popularity of name "Molly" is 208th out of 1550 names.
In the Millennials (Gen Y)(1981~1996), the popularity of name "Molly" is 101st out of 1589 names.
In the Generation Z (Gen Z or Zoomers)(1997~2012), the popularity of name "Molly" is 100th out of 1586 names.
In the Generation Alpha(2013~2023), the popularity of name "Molly" is 148th out of 1328 names.
Name Rankings by Generations and Regions
| TOP(%) | MidWest | Northeast | South | West |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G.I. Generation (1901~1927) |
- | - | - | - |
| Silent Generation (1928~1945) |
- | - | - | - |
| Baby Boomers (1946~1964) |
- | - | - |
75.93% 183rd/241 |
| Generation X (Gen X) (1965~1980) |
52.90% 146th/276 |
77.35% 222nd/287 |
- |
41.51% 159th/383 |
| Millennials (Gen Y) (1981~1996) |
22.30% 64th/287 |
32.65% 96th/294 |
44.68% 168th/376 |
34.18% 135th/395 |
| Generation Z (Gen Z or Zoomers) (1997~2012) |
18.13% 62nd/342 |
16.29% 57th/350 |
29.44% 131st/445 |
33.62% 156th/464 |
| Generation Alpha (2013~2023) |
43.42% 122nd/281 |
36.45% 113th/310 |
51.17% 196th/383 |
43.43% 185th/426 |
Popularities by States
In this context, popularity is determined by dividing the number of births with a specific name in a given state by the total number of births in that state. This method provides an absolute measure of popularity that remains unaffected by population size.