Molly Number Plates

Molly is a diminutive of the feminine name Mary that, like other English hypocorisms in use since the Middle Ages, substituted l for r. Molly evolved from the English diminutive Mally. English surnames such as Moll, Mollett, and Mollison are derived from Molly. Molly has also been used as a diminutive of Margaret and Martha since the 1700s and as an independent name since at least 1720. The name was more popular in the United States than elsewhere in the Anglosphere in the 1800s due to usage by Irish-American families and by Jewish American families who used Molly as an English version of Hebrew names such as Miriam and Malka. Its popularity with Americans was also influenced by stories about Molly Pitcher, a heroine of the American Revolutionary War. Molly was the 104th most popular girls' name in England and Wales in 2024, with 446 newborns registered (Office for National Statistics). In Scotland it ranked 68th in 2024 (National Records of Scotland). In Northern Ireland it ranked 28th in 2024 (NISRA). NewReg currently lists 573 number plates spelling Molly, with prices from £145. Every plate is backed by NewReg's price-match guarantee, established 1991.