First Name MOLLY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MOLLY is ranked as the 571st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 89,866.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 28.18 people named MOLLY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named MOLLY is 143,489.
  • The SSA data also shows that MOLLY is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.

First Names MOLLY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 89,866 +/-1.2%
  • National Rank 571
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 28.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 143,489
  • National Rank 369
  • Percentile Rank 99.60%
  • Proportion/100k 45.00

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MOLLY is 80.8% White, 4.2% Hispanic origin, 10.7% Black, 2.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name MOLLY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name MOLLY is included in the following name categories:
  • Feminine given name
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • English surname
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name MOLLY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 80.8% 63.9% 16.9%
Hispanic origin 4.2% 16.3% -12.1%
Black 10.7% 12.3% -1.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.2% 4.9% -2.7%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named MOLLY is California where 9,957 people have this name.
  • Minnesota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MOLLY, as 76.22 in every 100,000 Minnesotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Minnesota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MOLLY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,708 21.02 98.8% Indiana 1,418 21.49 98.0% Iowa 1,912 61.52 98.7% Kansas 633 21.79 95.9% Michigan 3,153 31.81 99.4% Minnesota 4,159 76.22 99.3% Missouri 479 15.99 96.1% Nebraska 486 25.84 95.3% North Dakota 32 4.35 73.3% Ohio 3,725 32.13 98.9% South Dakota 168 19.69 88.4% Wisconsin 2,427 42.15 98.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MOLLY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,708 21.02 98.8%
Indiana 1,418 21.49 98.0%
Iowa 1,912 61.52 98.7%
Kansas 633 21.79 95.9%
Michigan 3,153 31.81 99.4%
Minnesota 4,159 76.22 99.3%
Missouri 479 15.99 96.1%
Nebraska 486 25.84 95.3%
North Dakota 32 4.35 73.3%
Ohio 3,725 32.13 98.9%
South Dakota 168 19.69 88.4%
Wisconsin 2,427 42.15 98.9%
West State Statistics First-Names MOLLY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 414 56.21 93.3% Arizona 1,421 21.12 97.6% California 9,957 25.66 99.5% Colorado 1,796 33.54 98.1% Hawaii 253 17.81 95.8% Idaho 468 28.66 94.9% Montana 361 35.25 93.3% Nevada 477 16.8 95.8% New Mexico 552 26.45 94.9% Oregon 1,848 46.56 98.2% Utah 547 18.57 95.6% Washington 4,174 59.12 99.3% Wyoming 112 19.16 86.3%

West States
State stats for the first name MOLLY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 414 56.21 93.3%
Arizona 1,421 21.12 97.6%
California 9,957 25.66 99.5%
Colorado 1,796 33.54 98.1%
Hawaii 253 17.81 95.8%
Idaho 468 28.66 94.9%
Montana 361 35.25 93.3%
Nevada 477 16.8 95.8%
New Mexico 552 26.45 94.9%
Oregon 1,848 46.56 98.2%
Utah 547 18.57 95.6%
Washington 4,174 59.12 99.3%
Wyoming 112 19.16 86.3%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MOLLY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 889 24.73 97.6% Maine 601 45.18 95.3% Massachusetts 2,080 30.83 98.4% New Hampshire 523 39.44 95.4% New Jersey 1,157 12.95 98.0% New York 5,344 27.06 99.4% Pennsylvania 2,466 19.28 98.7% Rhode Island 346 32.82 95.2% Vermont 200 31.91 94.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MOLLY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 889 24.73 97.6%
Maine 601 45.18 95.3%
Massachusetts 2,080 30.83 98.4%
New Hampshire 523 39.44 95.4%
New Jersey 1,157 12.95 98.0%
New York 5,344 27.06 99.4%
Pennsylvania 2,466 19.28 98.7%
Rhode Island 346 32.82 95.2%
Vermont 200 31.91 94.1%
South State Statistics First-Names MOLLY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 718 14.81 97.2% Arkansas 532 17.93 96.1% Delaware 171 18.25 96.1% Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 93.4% Florida 4,028 20.25 99.4% Georgia 1,577 15.62 98.5% Kentucky 791 17.92 96.7% Louisiana 656 14.12 96.7% Maryland 1,012 16.93 98.4% Mississippi 479 15.99 96.1% North Carolina 2,816 28.32 99.1% Oklahoma 720 18.56 96.7% South Carolina 783 16.21 97.2% Tennessee 1,084 16.55 97.8% Texas 7,603 28.2 99.5% Virginia 1,735 20.84 98.5% West Virginia 418 22.61 93.7%

South States
State stats for the first name MOLLY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 718 14.81 97.2%
Arkansas 532 17.93 96.1%
Delaware 171 18.25 96.1%
Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 93.4%
Florida 4,028 20.25 99.4%
Georgia 1,577 15.62 98.5%
Kentucky 791 17.92 96.7%
Louisiana 656 14.12 96.7%
Maryland 1,012 16.93 98.4%
Mississippi 479 15.99 96.1%
North Carolina 2,816 28.32 99.1%
Oklahoma 720 18.56 96.7%
South Carolina 783 16.21 97.2%
Tennessee 1,084 16.55 97.8%
Texas 7,603 28.2 99.5%
Virginia 1,735 20.84 98.5%
West Virginia 418 22.61 93.7%
 

Full Names with MOLLY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have MOLLY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named MOLLY.

The most popular full name is MOLLY Smith. 0.77% of all the people named MOLLY have this family name.

There are 10171 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MOLLY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MOLLY Smith 0.77%
2 MOLLY Johnson 0.59%
3 MOLLY Brown 0.54%
4 MOLLY Miller 0.48%
5 MOLLY Williams 0.40%
6 MOLLY Anderson 0.39%
7 MOLLY Davis 0.36%
8 MOLLY Jones 0.36%
9 MOLLY Murphy 0.34%
10 MOLLY Wilson 0.33%
11 MOLLY Martin 0.30%
12 MOLLY Hill 0.27%
13 MOLLY Moore 0.27%
14 MOLLY Lee 0.25%
15 MOLLY Thompson 0.24%
16 MOLLY Clark 0.21%
17 MOLLY Ryan 0.21%
18 MOLLY Thomas 0.21%
19 MOLLY Taylor 0.20%
20 MOLLY Sullivan 0.19%