Mollie

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Mollie

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Mollie is a modern form of Mally, an early English diminutive for Mary.

History:
Mollie developed from Molly and its sister name Mally both formed from Mary and slowly became a common diminutive after the 13th century. Mally, originally was the commoner name, but it died out in the 18th century.
In the United States, the spelling version Mollie was originally more common, but has since switched places with the Molly version.

Pronunciation: moll-ee.

Alternates: Mally, Molly, Pol, Polly.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.055 % named Molly
0.022 % named Polly
0.020 % named Mollie

Popularity of Mollie:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 68th most popular.
1875: 72nd most popular.

1900-1910: 162nd most popular.
1910-1920: 232nd most popular.
1920-1930: 320th most popular.
1930-1940: 439th most popular.
1940-1950: 511th most popular.
1950-1960: 709th most popular.
1960-1970: 855th most popular.
1970-1980: 772nd most popular.
1980-1990: 590th most popular.
1990: 495th most popular.
1991: 478th most popular.
1992: 520th most popular.
1993: 520th most popular.
1994: 559th most popular.
1995: 553rd most popular.
1996: 563rd most popular.
1997: 565th most popular.
1998: 547th most popular.
1999: 569th most popular.
2000: 582nd most popular.
2001: 603rd most popular.
2002: 669th most popular.
2003: 659th most popular.