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Mollie

Mollie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“bitter”
Origin
English
Say it
MAH-lee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Molly, a pet form of Mary. The underlying meaning traces to the Hebrew name Miryam, whose original sense is uncertain; 'bitter' is a traditional gloss.

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How popular is Mollie?

202459.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Mollie in 2024196

2024 rank#1,202 girls

Peak year1886

Total US babies since 188047,996

Mollie is fading: recent use is about 56% of its level ten years before.

Names like Mollie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Mollybitter · English
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
  • Lilylily flower · English

Mollie questions

What does the name Mollie mean?

Mollie means "bitter". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Molly, a pet form of Mary. The underlying meaning traces to the Hebrew name Miryam, whose original sense is uncertain; 'bitter' is a traditional gloss.

Is Mollie a boy or girl name?

Mollie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Mollie?

196 US babies were named Mollie in 2024. Its peak year was 1886.

How do you pronounce Mollie?

Mollie is usually pronounced MAH-lee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.