Molly cat name
We found 4,150 cats named Molly in the public pet registers of 15 places. Combining all places, Molly is the #10 cat name. It is a top-ten name in 5 places. Almost all cats named Molly are female.
🐶 Molly is also a popular dog name (#5 for dogs, 17,090 dogs).
Molly as a cat name, by place
| Place | Rank | Cats | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Sweden | #16 in top 100 | 3,496 | 2025 |
| South Australia Australia | #13 in top 100 | 437 | 2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #5 of 7,094 | 103 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #124 of 6,020 | 12 | 2026 |
| City of Casey Australia | #18 in top 20 | 36 | 2025 |
| Vancouver Canada | #14 of 2,134 | 13 | 1999–2026 |
| Laval Canada | #36 of 1,862 | 8 | 2023–2026 |
| Tacoma United States | #4 of 1,390 | 12 | 2021 |
| Villavicencio Colombia | #96 of 693 | 2 | 2026 |
| Richmond United States | #14 of 915 | 4 | 2018 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #7 of 727 | 9 | 2016 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #9 of 667 | 7 | 2023 |
| Fusagasugá Colombia | #40 of 497 | 3 | 2021–2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #5 of 603 | 7 | 2016 |
| Miranda Colombia | #90 of 373 | 1 | 2024 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered cats there are named Molly. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
35 female and 0 male cats named Molly, in the places that record sex.
Molly over the years
Cats named Molly per 10,000 cats, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Molly as a baby name
Molly was the #196 girls' name in the US in 2025 (1,601 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #20 for girls in Ireland, #32 for girls in Northern Ireland, #41 for girls in Denmark and #49 for girls in Sweden. See Molly as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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