UK girl's name
Molly-Jo
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2009. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Molly-Jo is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Molly-Jo popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2009 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5556, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2001, with 11 births.
This profile covers 41 England and Wales registrations across 9 recorded years from 1996 to 2009. 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 27% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 41 living people in the UK are called Molly-Jo. 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 2010 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Molly-Jo ranked #5556 for girls in England and Wales in 2009, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2001, when 11 girls were registered as Molly-Jo.
- • About 41 living people in the UK are estimated to have Molly-Jo as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5556
2009
Births in 2009
3
Latest year
Peak year
2001
11 births
Estimated living
41
2026
Popularity
Molly-Jo over time
The chart below shows babies named Molly-Jo registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2009. 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-Jo, the clearest high point is 2001. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2009, compared with 11 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Molly-Jo by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Molly-Jo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3851 | 28 | 6 |
| 1990s | #3030 | 13 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Molly-Jo
- 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-Jo: questions and answers
How popular is the name Molly-Jo in the UK right now?
In 2009, Molly-Jo was ranked #5556 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Molly-Jo most popular?
The peak year on record was 2001, with 11 babies registered as Molly-Jo in England and Wales.
How many people are called Molly-Jo in the UK?
A total of 41 babies have been registered as Molly-Jo across the 9 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.