Given name & surname

Molla

Molla is a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Molla isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1906. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Molla through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
1906
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
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Molla in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1906–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1906. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 124 as a first name in 2020; 1,109 as a surname in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Molla’s family of names

In Greek usage, Molla is a transliteration of Μολλά. In Greek usage, Molla as a surname is a transliteration of Μόλλα. In Greek usage, Molla as a surname is a transliteration of Μώλλα.

Walk Molla’s family in the name graph

MollaΜολλάΜώλλαΜόλλα

The ring: spellings.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Spellings & scripts 3

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Molla, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

 

Mirla

11Very rare

>99% girls

 

Manila

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

 

Manilla

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

 

Lallah

“resembling a tulip”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

 

Ozelma

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

 

Melster

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

 

Arrilla

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

 

Media

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Molla’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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