Molly carries the Irish cottage and the American diner in the same breath. A medieval pet form of Mary, from the Hebrew Miryam, it became its own name centuries ago and has been stubbornly itself ever since. Molly Brown survived the Titanic; Molly Bloom closed Ulysses with a yes that went on for pages. Two syllables, the double-L soft as flannel, a name with freckles. It dipped in the 2010s and has been holding steady in the top 250, favored by parents who want warmth without fuss. A name that never needed to try.
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1880 to today
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- Lila
- Ana
- Gemma
- Mackenzie
- Jasmine
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