I am in my mid-twenties and I am well acquainted with the slang term [name_f]Molly[/name_f]. As someone who was both involved in the EDM scene some years ago and experimented with it once or twice, even I would not immediately associate the name with the drug. They’re two different things, the same way that the word “groom” can mean both a man getting married or to clean/primp. When said in context, one does not make you think of the other. Also, think of [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]. That is a name commonly used in the past (and still today) to refer to LSD, but it is certainly not the first thing most people think of when they hear the name. Same for [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] and opium/heroin. The same is and will be true for [name_f]Molly[/name_f]. It is an adorable name!
I live in the US. [name_f]My[/name_f] only association with the name [name_f]Molly[/name_f] is the infant daughter of an acquaintance. I think it’s sweet and pretty.
[name_f]Molly[/name_f] is a very popular, adorable, and versatile name–I don’t think of drugs, I think of my multiple friends named [name_f]Molly[/name_f] 
I do only because this summer I spent a few months finishing up my initial army training and I was surrounded by kids who had just graduated a high school, and being deprived of music, any time someone would say something about sweating, a group of males would quote some song and say “Poppin’ molly, now I’m sweatin’!”
So the younger crowd may associate with it at first, but I think the craze is dying down. I wouldn’t let it hold me back from a name I love. Its not like [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Jane[/name_f], which will always be associated with a drug.
Well, sure. I knew a girl I went to high school with who was sort of… “into” that scene. [name_m]Long[/name_m] story short, she ended up getting pregnant unknowingly, and named her baby [name_f]Molly[/name_f]. So, quite literally, she “popped a [name_f]Molly[/name_f].” Sorry if that sounds a bit… harsh?
I think that our kids won’t associate the name with the drug. Drug slang changes all the time. I know several [name_f]Molly[/name_f]'s and they never have had a problem. [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t worry about it. If you love it, use it!
Wow, I’ve never heard of [name_f]Molly[/name_f] as a slang for E (but then again I’m from [name_m]New[/name_m] Zealand so slang here will be different to elsewhere). I would only ever think of it as a name. I think of [name_f]Molly[/name_f] Weasley and [name_f]Milly[/name_f] [name_f]Molly[/name_f] [name_f]Mandy[/name_f], (and also my great grandmother).
It’s a lovely name!
Also re: what someone else said about [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Jane[/name_f] always being a drug connotation, I met a [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Jane[/name_f] recently and all I could think of were the shoes, not marijuana. And even then after a while the shoes connotation wore off and it was just her name.
I haven’t, and was expecting that when I got to high school people would talk about drugs a lot more (which they do) but I don’t think people use that kind of slang as much where I am? Or maybe slang isn’t common.
Anyway- I wouldn’t worry about it.
I had no idea [name_f]Molly[/name_f] was slang for ecstasy…but then I don’t know much about drugs. I assumed [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] was going to be the name in question (that probably dates me, lol).
I think [name_f]Molly[/name_f] is cute!
No, of course no. Maybe it’s because I am no way connected to drugs but still, no. It’s nor Marijuana neither [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], so you are fine.
I would never have made the connection to drugs. I’m not even sure exactly what it is, I only know that there is one because of Nameberry. Then again, as far as I’m aware no one I know uses drugs and certainly doesn’t discuss them. Whether the association matters would depend on your community/social circle/etc. I think. FWIW, I know two Mollys and someone who has a dog named [name_f]Molly[/name_f], so it’s certainly usable.
With the current usage of “[name_f]Molly[/name_f]” in songs, I think those that listen to current popular radio songs would be likely to make the drug association. But, slang changes over time and that association probably won’t last long. [name_m]How[/name_m] many songs can they really make about the drug until it gets old? Personally, I’d be more likely to think of drugs with a nickname “E”.
I definitely think of the drug, and then I picture my friend’s dog who has that name. That drug association is definitely there, especially amongst the under 30 crowd who are in the EDM scene. However, I don’t think [name_f]Molly[/name_f] will stick around as long as [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f].
I don’t. [name_u]Love[/name_u] the name, it’s adorable
i thought of the band flogging molly at first, then molly shannon…but im not up on drug nicknames…
Nope, no drug association. It’s an adorable name!
I definitely don’t think of drugs; I think of [name_f]Molly[/name_f] [name_m]Hooper[/name_m] from BBC [name_m]Sherlock[/name_m] :).
Same 
This makes it more than 10 characters…
No not at all. I think of this girl I used to know when she was little. I didn’t even know that [name_f]Molly[/name_f] was a term for MDMA till I read it somewhere this year. I just think that [name_f]Molly[/name_f] is a very sweet name.
I absolutely am aware of the drug, but when I hear the name [name_f]Molly[/name_f] I don’t think “oh, like the drug,” if that makes sense.
I’m named [name_f]Molly[/name_f] and one of the best things about it is people seem to have overwhelmingly positive reactions to it when I introduce myself (I’m mid-late 20s so older than a lot of Mollys). I haven’t noticed any change in that since the drug thing started happening. Sometimes my friends and I joke about it amongst ourselves, but presumably your [name_f]Molly[/name_f] won’t be friends with many 20-somethings.
I’m aware of the drug (partially thanks to [name_f]Miley[/name_f] [name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]), however [name_f]Molly[/name_f] is such a classic well known name that I don’t think anyone would associate it to the drug. Maybe if she introduced herself as “[name_m]Hi[/name_m], I’m [name_f]Molly[/name_f], like the drug”, but she obviously won’t do that. I really like the name [name_f]Molly[/name_f] and if you love it, I would forget the slight association to the drug and use it!
[name_m]Just[/name_m] wanted to add that [name_f]Molly[/name_f] has a lot of other associations as well. [name_f]Molly[/name_f] Weasley, [name_f]Molly[/name_f] Ringwald ect. The drug [name_f]Molly[/name_f] has been in the news somewhat recently however, by the time your daughter is old enough to type her name into Google, I’m guessing the news about [name_f]Molly[/name_f] will be long gone.