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Molly (name)

Molly (also spelled Molli or Mollie) is a diminutive of the feminine name Mary that, like other English diminutives in use since the Middle Ages, substituted l for r. English surnames such as Moll, Mollett, and Mollison are derived from Molly. Molly has also been used as a diminutive of Margaret and Martha since the 1700s and as an independent name since at least 1720. The name was more popular in the United States than elsewhere in the Anglosphere in the 1800s due to usage by Irish-American families and by Jewish American families who used Molly as an English version of Hebrew names such as Miriam and Malka. Its popularity with Americans was also influenced by stories about Molly Pitcher, a heroine of the American Revolutionary War.

Usage

The name has been among the 1,000 most popular names for girls in the United States since 1880 and was among the 100 most popular names for American girls at different times between 1987 and 2012. It has been among the 100 most popular names for newborn girls in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom since the 1990s, and in Denmark since 2019. It was among the top 100 names for girls in some Canadian provinces between 2007 and 2011.

People

Women

Mollie Arline Kirkland Bailey (c. 1844–1918), American circus musician, singer, wartime nurse and alleged Confederate spy
Molly Bang (born 1943), American Illustrator
Martina "Molly" Beck (born 1979), German retired biathlete
Molly Bee (1939–2009), stage name of Mollie Gene Beachboard, American country music singer
Molly Bish (1983–2000), American murder victim
Molly Brant (c. 1736–1796), prominent Mohawk woman in the era of the American Revolution
Margaret "The Unsinkable Molly" Brown (1867–1932), survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, philanthropist and activist
Molly Burch (born 1990), American musician
Molly Burnett (born 1988), American actress and singer
Molly Carlson (born 1998), Canadian high diver
Molly Caudery (born 2000), English pole vaulter
Molly Crabapple (née Jennifer Caban; born 1983), American artist and writer
Molly Dunsworth (born 1990), Canadian actress
Molly Engstrom (born 1983), American ice hockey player
Mary "Mollie" Evans (1922–2016), British antique dealer
Molly-Mae Hague (born 1999), English influencer
Mollie Hardwick (1916–2003), English author
Molly Harrison (curator) (1909–2002), English museum curator and author
Molly Hawkey (born 1978), American actress and photographer
Molly Haskell (born 1939), American feminist film critic and author
Mary Vivian "Molly" Hughes, British author
Mollie Hunter (1922–2012), Scottish writer
Mary "Molly" Ivins (1944–2007), American columnist, political commentator, humorist and author
Mollie Johnson, 19th-century American Old West madam in South Dakota
Margaret "Molly" Johnson (born 1959), Canadian singer and songwriter
M. M. Kaye (1908–2004), British writer, author of The Far Pavilions
Mollie Katzen (born 1950), American chef and cookbook writer
Mary "Molly" Keane (née Mary Nesta Skrine; 1904–1996), Irish novelist and playwright
Mollie King (born 1987), British singer with The Saturdays
Mollie Kyle (born 1886), survivor of the Osage Indian murders
Molly Lamont (1910–2001), South African-born British film actress
Mary MacCarthy (1882–1953), British writer associated with the "Bloomsbury Group"
Molly Malone (1888-1952), stage name of American actress Violet Malone
Mollie McConnell (1865–1920), American theater and silent film actress
Molly McCook (born 1990), American actress
Molly McGlynn, Canadian film and television director and screenwriter
Molly McKenna (born 2006), British trampoline gymnast
Molly Nyman, British composer
Mollie Orshansky (1915–2006), American economist and statistician
Molly Parker (born 1972), Canadian actress
Molly Parkin (born 1932), Welsh painter, novelist and journalist
Molly Peacock (born 1947), American-Canadian poet, essayist and creative non-fiction writer
Molly Pearson (1875–1959), Scottish stage actress
Mollie Phillips (1907–1994), British figure skater
Molly Picon (née Małka Opiekun; 1898–1992), American actress in Yiddish theatre and film
Molly Pitcher, nickname of a woman said to have fought in the American Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth, generally believed to have been Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley
Molly Quinn (born 1993), American actress
Molly Rainford (born 2000), English actress and singer
Molly Ringwald (born 1968), American actress, singer, and dancer
Molly Sandén (born 1992), Swedish singer
Molly Shannon (born 1964), American comic actress
Molly Shattuck (born c. 1967), American socialite and oldest NFL cheerleader
Molly Sims (born 1973), American model and actress
Mary Mollie Skinner (1876–1955), Australian Quaker, nurse and writer
Molly Smitten-Downes (born 1987), British singer-songwriter
Mary "Mollie" Sneden (1709–1810), ferry operator before and after the American Revolution
Marthe "Mollie" Steimer (1897–1980), Russian-American anarchist, trade unionist, anti-war activist and free-speech campaigner
Mollie Sugden (1922–2009), British actress
Mememolly (born Molly Templeton in 1989), British-Canadian Internet personality
Mollie Tibbetts (1998–2018), American murder victim
Molly Tuttle (born 1993), American singer and musician
Molly White (writer) (born 1993/1994), American software engineer, Wikipedia editor, and cryptocurrency critic
Molly White (politician) (born 1958), American politician
Molly Wood (born 1975), American executive editor and writer

Fictional characters

In television and film

Molly Goldberg, from The Goldbergs (broadcast series)
Molly Jones, from A Country Practice
Molly Baker, English name of Naru Osaka from Sailor Moon
Molly Carter, from The Young and the Restless
Molly Coddle, from Bump in the Night (TV series)
Molly Dobbs, from Coronation Street
Molly Flynn-Biggs, from Mike & Molly
Molly Hooper, from Sherlock
Molly Lasch, from We'll Meet Again (2002 film)
Molly Lansing-Davis, from General Hospital
Molly MacDonald, from Arthur (TV series)
Molly Monster, from Little Muppet Monsters
Molly the Mermaid, from Barney and the Backyard Gang: A Day at the Beach
Molly O'Brien, from Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Molly Walker, from Heroes (American TV series)
Molly, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Molly, from Friends and Joey
Eva "Molly" Wei, from Ōban Star-Racers
Molly, from The Big Comfy Couch
Molly Davis, from Toy Story
Molly Williams, from My Little Pony (TV series)
Molly, from Annie (1982 film)
Molly, from The Bubble Guppies
Molly, from Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Molly, from The Basil Brush Show
Molly, from Thomas & Friends
Molly McGee, from The Ghost and Molly McGee
Molly McGee, from Fibber McGee and Molly
Molly Harper, from Final Destination 5
Molly Collins, from The Amazing World of Gumball
Molly Weasley, from the Harry Potter franchise
Molly Solverson, from Fargo (TV series)
Molly Gunn, from Uptown Girls
Molly Cunningham, from TaleSpin
Molly Cobb, from For All Mankind (TV Series)

In books and comics

Milly-Molly-Mandy from the books by Joyce Lankester Brisley
Molly Millions (also known as Sally Shears), from the stories and novels by William Gibson
Molly McIntire, protagonist from the American Girl series
Molly Moon, from the Molly Moon series
Molly Weasley, from the Harry Potter series
Molly Bloom, wife of Leopold Bloom in James Joyce's Ulysses
Molly Fitzgerald, alter ego of the Marvel Comics superhero Shamrock
Mollie, from the novel Animal Farm
Molly Mallard, a Disney character who is Scrooge McDuck's paternal grandmother
Molly Carpenter, whose full name is Margaret Katherine Amanda Carpenter, is initially featured in The Dresden Files as a recurring character, but grows into a main role in the novels following "Proven Guilty"
Molly the Goldfish Fairy, from the Rainbow Magic franchise
Molly, shortened name of Lady Emily Lenox, the sister-in-law of Charles Lenox in Charles Finch's mysteries
Molly Gibson, main character in Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives and Daughters