Jolene
- #666 for girls in 2025, 423 births
- Last seen for boys in 1975 at #5,464
- Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1974 · 1,053 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 36,224since 1918
Jolene over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Jolene has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #666 | 423 | — | |
| 2024 | #603 | 497 | — | |
| 2023 | #544 | 555 | — | |
| 2022 | #486 | 645 | — | |
| 2021 | #455 | 687 | — | |
| 2020 | #475 | 647 | — | |
| 2019 | #450 | 693 | — | |
| 2018 | #455 | 692 | — | |
| 2017 | #460 | 691 | — | |
| 2016 | #571 | 544 | — | |
| 2015 | #734 | 384 | — | |
| 2014 | #722 | 388 | — | |
| 2013 | #918 | 277 | — | |
| 2012 | #887 | 298 | — | |
| 2011 | #915 | 284 | — | |
| 2010 | #969 | 263 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,068 | 239 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,130 | 228 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,269 | 194 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,188 | 204 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,189 | 193 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,043 | 222 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,160 | 186 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,144 | 181 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,200 | 170 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,291 | 149 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,371 | 129 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,236 | 147 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,155 | 160 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,176 | 154 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,113 | 159 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,105 | 162 | — | |
| 1993 | #918 | 208 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,046 | 176 | — | |
| 1991 | #850 | 235 | — | |
| 1990 | #793 | 254 | — | |
| 1989 | #721 | 274 | — | |
| 1988 | #556 | 389 | — | |
| 1987 | #563 | 355 | — | |
| 1986 | #553 | 368 | — | |
| 1985 | #471 | 447 | — | |
| 1984 | #395 | 545 | — | |
| 1983 | #342 | 673 | — | |
| 1982 | #316 | 768 | — | |
| 1981 | #315 | 756 | — | |
| 1980 | #337 | 718 | — | |
| 1979 | #387 | 567 | — | |
| 1978 | #342 | 632 | — | |
| 1977 | #320 | 739 | — | |
| 1976 | #301 | 766 | — | |
| 1975 | #248 | 998 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #245 | 1,053 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #561 | 293 | — | |
| 1972 | #599 | 266 | — | |
| 1971 | #557 | 321 | — | |
| 1970 | #512 | 383 | — | |
| 1969 | #512 | 364 | — | |
| 1968 | #496 | 381 | — | |
| 1967 | #481 | 388 | — | |
| 1966 | #447 | 436 | — | |
| 1965 | #447 | 451 | — | |
| 1964 | #445 | 479 | — | |
| 1963 | #419 | 533 | — | |
| 1962 | #393 | 585 | — | |
| 1961 | #378 | 650 | — | |
| 1960 | #427 | 522 | — | |
| 1959 | #395 | 573 | — | |
| 1958 | #364 | 628 | — | |
| 1957 | #368 | 609 | — | |
| 1956 | #408 | 492 | — | |
| 1955 | #382 | 531 | — | |
| 1954 | #389 | 491 | — | |
| 1953 | #443 | 376 | — | |
| 1952 | #441 | 378 | — | |
| 1951 | #424 | 390 | — | |
| 1950 | #429 | 352 | — | |
| 1949 | #454 | 310 | — | |
| 1948 | #475 | 284 | — | |
| 1947 | #472 | 302 | — | |
| 1946 | #492 | 250 | — | |
| 1945 | #526 | 194 | — | |
| 1944 | #504 | 204 | — | |
| 1943 | #563 | 180 | — | |
| 1942 | #499 | 223 | — | |
| 1941 | #478 | 214 | — | |
| 1940 | #507 | 186 | — | |
| 1939 | #492 | 184 | — | |
| 1938 | #537 | 160 | — | |
| 1937 | #575 | 137 | — | |
| 1936 | #728 | 83 | — | |
| 1935 | #693 | 93 | — | |
| 1934 | #717 | 86 | — | |
| 1933 | #709 | 84 | — | |
| 1932 | #816 | 70 | — | |
| 1931 | #953 | 53 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,052 | 49 | — | |
| 1929 | #941 | 58 | — | |
| 1928 | #994 | 56 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,669 | 25 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,541 | 28 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,378 | 15 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,409 | 15 | — | |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | — | |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | — | |
| 1921 | #4,023 | 7 | — | |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | — | |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | — | |
| 1918 | #3,869 | 7 | — | |
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First appearance
1918
The first year at least five girls were named Jolene! It came in at #3,869, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1918–1923, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.
Where Jolene is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- West Virginia#204 · 1 in 634
- Washington#368 · 1 in 1,519
- Oregon#396 · 1 in 1,450
- Pennsylvania#466 · 1 in 2,122
- Ohio#473 · 1 in 2,055
Best ever in a state: #41 in North Dakota, 1974.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #204 | 8 | 1 in 634 |
| Washington | #368 | 19 | 1 in 1,519 |
| Oregon | #396 | 9 | 1 in 1,450 |
| Pennsylvania | #466 | 22 | 1 in 2,122 |
| Ohio | #473 | 23 | 1 in 2,055 |
| California | #491 | 68 | 1 in 2,378 |
| Arizona | #515 | 13 | 1 in 2,171 |
| Minnesota | #540 | 9 | 1 in 2,387 |
| Iowa | #565 | 5 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Kentucky | #570 | 7 | 1 in 2,464 |
| Kansas | #578 | 5 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Colorado | #584 | 9 | 1 in 2,592 |
| Missouri | #589 | 9 | 1 in 2,700 |
| Virginia | #606 | 12 | 1 in 2,812 |
| Wisconsin | #612 | 7 | 1 in 2,894 |
| Oklahoma | #619 | 6 | 1 in 2,463 |
| North Carolina | #684 | 14 | 1 in 3,320 |
| Michigan | #690 | 11 | 1 in 3,248 |
| Florida | #714 | 23 | 1 in 3,772 |
| Indiana | #721 | 8 | 1 in 3,489 |
| Texas | #742 | 40 | 1 in 4,014 |
| Massachusetts | #761 | 6 | 1 in 4,005 |
| South Carolina | #773 | 5 | 1 in 3,658 |
| Tennessee | #813 | 8 | 1 in 4,009 |
| New York | #980 | 15 | 1 in 5,222 |
| Illinois | #1,014 | 8 | 1 in 5,541 |
| New Jersey | #1,168 | 5 | 1 in 7,100 |
| Georgia | #1,533 | 5 | 1 in 9,042 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 191 spots since 2020 (#475 → #666)
- 68 spots since 2015 (#734 → #666)
- Biggest jump: 675 spots in 1928
- Biggest drop: 196 spots in 1992
Rise & fade · girls
56 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1918
- Peaked 1974 at #245 (1,053 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 80 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1931–1991
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,394
- Highest: 1 in 1,394 girls born in 1974 were named Jolene (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,800 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 16.6% of all girls named Jolene (6,018) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 14 | #3,817 (1919) | #3,843 |
| 1920s | 226 | #941 (1929) | #2,568 |
| 1930s | 999 | #492 (1939) | #727 |
| 1940s | 2,347 | #454 (1949) | #497 |
| 1950s | 4,820 | #364 (1958) | #404 |
| 1960s | 4,789 | #378 (1961) | #445 |
| 1970s | 6,018 | #245 (1974) | #407 |
| 1980s | 5,293 | #315 (1981) | #457 |
| 1990s | 1,784 | #793 (1990) | #1,076 |
| 2000s | 1,966 | #1,043 (2004) | #1,168 |
| 2010s | 4,514 | #450 (2019) | #708 |
| 2020s | 3,454 | #455 (2021) | #538 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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