UK girl's name
Molly-Anne
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Molly-Anne is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Molly-Anne popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5687, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2001, with 12 births.
This profile covers 128 England and Wales registrations across 20 recorded years from 1996 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 25% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 127 living people in the UK are called Molly-Anne. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Molly-Anne ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2001, when 12 girls were registered as Molly-Anne.
- • About 127 living people in the UK are estimated to have Molly-Anne as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5687
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2001
12 births
Estimated living
127
2026
Popularity
Molly-Anne over time
The chart below shows babies named Molly-Anne registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Molly-Anne, the clearest high point is 2001. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 12 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Molly-Anne by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Molly-Anne was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5166 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4430 | 18 | 4 |
| 2000s | #2809 | 70 | 10 |
| 1990s | #2076 | 33 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Molly-Anne
- Megan 70,884
- Mia 67,204
- Molly 47,734
- Millie 44,390
- Maisie 32,671
- Matilda 29,965
- Maya 26,445
- Madison 18,441
- Maria 17,304
- Mollie 15,914
- Martha 15,116
- Maddison 14,918
FAQ
Molly-Anne: questions and answers
How popular is the name Molly-Anne in the UK right now?
In 2023, Molly-Anne was ranked #5687 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Molly-Anne most popular?
The peak year on record was 2001, with 12 babies registered as Molly-Anne in England and Wales.
How many people are called Molly-Anne in the UK?
A total of 128 babies have been registered as Molly-Anne across the 20 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.