Gender: Female
Molly Giles is an American short story writer, novelist, and professor at the University of Arkansas. She formerly taught at San Francisco State University. She is the author of Creek Walk and Other Stories (ISBN 0-684-85287-X) published in 1997 and the novels The Home for Unwed Husbands (ISBN 978-1948585552) published in 2023 and Iron Shoes (ISBN 0-641-71965-5) published in 2000. Her story collection Rough Translations won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. In 2020, her short story collection Wife With Knife won the Leapfrog Press Global Fiction Prize Contest and in 2022, the short story from that collection, "Bad Dog" won a Pushcart Prize (ISBN 978-1948585293). She also appears in Sudden Fiction (Continued) . Her short stories have been translated into Spanish.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 14, 2024
On the name Molly Giles, Molly means Most Bbb Name, Coolest Name Ever, Pet Form of Mary, The Perfect One, Bitterness, Sorrow, Star of the Sea, Beloved. Giles means Kid, Young Goat, Shield Bearer, A Goatskin Shield of Zeus, Youthful Downy-beared One.
The name Molly Giles is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Molly is commonly found in United States of America, United Kingdom, South Africa, and 83 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Molly is recorded 29,577 times globally, ranking it as the 2,231th most common name worldwide.
Molly is most prevalent in United States of America, with 12,492 occurrences, making it the 452th most popular name in the country.
In United Kingdom, the name Molly is found among 1 in every 67 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United States of America | #452 | 1 : 145 |
| United Kingdom | #245 | 1 : 67 |
| South Africa | #1,506 | 1 : 1,710 |
| Malaysia | #1,720 | 1 : 2,562 |
| Ireland | #352 | 1 : 129 |
| Italy | #2,544 | 1 : 1,668 |
| Canada | #905 | 1 : 607 |
| Egypt | #5,541 | 1 : 4,923 |
| France | #3,491 | 1 : 3,244 |
| Singapore | #941 | 1 : 1,438 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Molly from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Molly Giles is an American short story writer, novelist, and professor at the University of Arkansas. She formerly taught at San Francisco State University. She is the author of Creek Walk and Other Stories (ISBN 0-684-85287-X) published in 1997 and the novels The Home for Unwed Husbands (ISBN 978-1948585552) published in 2023 and Iron Shoes (ISBN 0-641-71965-5) published in 2000. Her story collection Rough Translations won the Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction. In 2020, her short story collection Wife With Knife won the Leapfrog Press Global Fiction Prize Contest and in 2022, the short story from that collection, "Bad Dog" won a Pushcart Prize (ISBN 978-1948585293). She also appears in Sudden Fiction (Continued) . Her short stories have been translated into Spanish.
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