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Molly

OriginDiminutive of Mary, Hebrew
Meaning"bitter"
GenderGirl

About Molly

Variation of Mary

2 syllables.

As of September 2026, Molly ranked #196 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #74 in 1991, Nameberry popularity #118.

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  • Margaret "Molly" Brown ("The Unsinkable")

    American Titanic survivor

  • Molly Pitcher

    heroine in the American Revolution

  • Molly Joan Hagan

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    America's first female firefighter

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  • Mary Tyler "Molly" Ivins

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  • Molly Alice Smitten

    Downes, English singer,songwriter

  • Molly Kathleen Burnett

    American actress

  • Molly Hunt

    American singer,songwriter known as Svrcina

  • Molly Ariel

    daughter of actress Cybill Shepherd; twin of Cyrus Zachariah

  • Molly Gallagher

    daughter of British musician Liam Gallagher

  • Molly June Benioff (b. 2010)

    Daughter of actors Amanda Peet and David Benioff

  • Molly Sullivan Manno (b. 2016)

    daughter of American television personality, correspondent, host, spokesperson and blogger Ali Fedotowsky and American television and radio host Kevin Manno

  • Molly Burke

    blind YouTube vlogger

Molly in pop culture

  • Molly Malone

    Irish folk heroine

  • Mollysoda

    internet personality and artist

  • Molly Jean McIntire

    character in the American Girl series

  • Molly Weasley

    character in the Harry Potter series

  • Molly Hooper

    character on TV's "Sherlock"

  • Molly Dobbs

    character on British soap "Coronation Street"

  • Molly Flynn

    Biggs, main character on TV's "Mike & Molly"

  • Molly Moon

    book series by Georgia Byng

  • Molly Morgan

    a main character on TV's "The Torkelsons"

  • Molly Phillips

    main character on TV's "So Weird"

  • Molly O'Brien

    character on TV's "Star Trek: The Next Generation"

  • Molly Walker

    character on TV's "Heroes"

  • Molly

    character in musical "Annie"

  • Molly Finch

    character in the game "What Remains of Edith Finch"

  • Molly Gunn

    main character in the movie "Uptown Girls"

  • Molly Jones

    character in the Beatles song "Ob,La,Di, Ob,La,Da"

  • Molly Lansing

    Davis, character on soap "General Hospital"

  • Molly Goldberg

    main character on TV, radio, and movie "The Goldbergs"

  • Molly McKay

    main character in 1999 movie "Molly"

  • Molly Parker

    character on TV's "The Facts of Life"

  • Molly the Dolly

    character on TV's "The Big Comfy Couch"

  • Molly Baker

    character in anime 'Sailor Moon'

  • Molly Zane

    character in the series 'Fallen' by Lauren Kate

  • Marion "Molly" Bloom

    character in James Joyce's "Ulysses"

  • Molly Fitzgerald aka Shamrock

    character in Marvel Comics

  • Eva "Molly" Wei

    character in anime "Ōban Star,Racers"

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    Molly,Mandy, character in children's books by Joyce Lankester Brisley

  • Molly Millions

    character in novels by William Gibson

  • Molly French

    character in "The Sims 3" computer game

  • Molly Davis

    sister in Pixar's Toy Story series

  • Molly Garfunkle

    character on TV's "How To Rock"

  • Molly Singer

    daughter in the movie Corrina, Corrina

  • Molly Victoria Sherwood

    character on TV's Army Wives

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    Scarlett Johansson's character in the movie "Chef"

  • Molly Dawes a.k.a. Iona Payne

    character on TV's Forever

  • Molly Hayes/Hernandez

    character in Marvel's Runaway comics

  • Molly Hatchet

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  • Flogging Molly

    American punk rock band

  • "Good Golly

    Miss Molly," song by Little Richard

  • "Anna Molly"

    a song by Incubus

  • The Molly Maguires

    Irish secret society

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  • "Molly's Lips"

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  • "Molly's Chambers"

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  • first scene in the Star Trek: Discovery episode "That Hope is You

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    character in the Disney animated series "TaleSpin"

  • Molly Morris

    main character in film "So Undercover"

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