Molly dog name
We found 17,090 dogs named Molly in the public pet registers of 30 places. Combining all places, Molly is the #5 dog name. It is a top-ten name in 19 places. Almost all dogs named Molly are female.
🐱 Molly is also a popular cat name (#10 for cats, 4,150 cats).
Molly as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Sweden | #1 in top 100 | 8,636 | 2025 |
| Allegheny County United States | #7 of 51,228 | 2,635 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #24 of 34,500 | 1,044 | 2014–2025 |
| South Australia Australia | #4 in top 100 | 3,064 | 2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #5 of 10,500 | 368 | 2019 |
| City of Casey Australia | #10 in top 20 | 208 | 2025 |
| Seattle United States | #35 of 8,191 | 71 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #4 of 4,586 | 199 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #51 of 4,375 | 29 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #12 of 4,602 | 59 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #47 of 5,788 | 17 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #3 of 3,045 | 124 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #10 of 2,965 | 67 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #9 of 2,906 | 47 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #5 of 2,440 | 54 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #20 of 3,446 | 20 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #13 of 2,588 | 32 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #5 of 1,974 | 58 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #3 of 2,062 | 64 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #2 of 1,888 | 93 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #4 of 1,965 | 41 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #7 of 2,347 | 25 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #9 of 1,917 | 25 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #4 of 1,161 | 32 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #14 of 1,280 | 12 | 2019 |
| Villavicencio Colombia | #19 of 717 | 14 | 2026 |
| Adelaide Australia | #2 of 958 | 22 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #3 of 518 | 19 | 2016 |
| Fusagasugá Colombia | #20 of 498 | 7 | 2021–2025 |
| Burlington United States | #19 of 641 | 4 | 2022 |
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 dogs there are named Molly. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
4,453 female and 45 male dogs named Molly, in the places that record sex.
Molly over the years
Dogs named Molly per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Molly
Compared to all dogs, Molly is especially common among Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers (2.9×), Scottish Terriers (2.7×), Basset Hounds (2.5×), Springer Spaniels (2.4×) and Peekapoos (2.2×).
Based on 4,177 dogs named Molly with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named Molly
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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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