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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Jolene has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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 1974
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#41 · 1 in 144
- South Dakota#45 · 1 in 171
- Alaska#61 · 1 in 191
- Iowa#69 · 1 in 312
- New Mexico#77 · 1 in 310
Best ever in a state: #41 in North Dakota, 1974.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #41 | 27 | 1 in 144 |
| South Dakota | #45 | 23 | 1 in 171 |
| Alaska | #61 | 10 | 1 in 191 |
| Iowa | #69 | 54 | 1 in 312 |
| Minnesota | #77 | 72 | 1 in 331 |
| New Mexico | #77 | 25 | 1 in 310 |
| Nevada | #86 | 9 | 1 in 280 |
| Wisconsin | #102 | 63 | 1 in 436 |
| Arizona | #107 | 35 | 1 in 439 |
| Oregon | #118 | 26 | 1 in 502 |
| Vermont | #122 | 5 | 1 in 441 |
| Washington | #122 | 39 | 1 in 504 |
| Montana | #123 | 9 | 1 in 451 |
| Nebraska | #124 | 19 | 1 in 496 |
| Maine | #132 | 10 | 1 in 580 |
| Hawaii | #151 | 9 | 1 in 499 |
| Utah | #152 | 19 | 1 in 617 |
| Colorado | #158 | 22 | 1 in 712 |
| Pennsylvania | #175 | 71 | 1 in 942 |
| New Hampshire | #185 | 5 | 1 in 863 |
| Kansas | #193 | 13 | 1 in 927 |
| Oklahoma | #193 | 17 | 1 in 932 |
| Idaho | #198 | 7 | 1 in 746 |
| California | #209 | 126 | 1 in 1,084 |
| Connecticut | #250 | 10 | 1 in 1,424 |
| Michigan | #252 | 39 | 1 in 1,462 |
| Illinois | #277 | 44 | 1 in 1,584 |
| Kentucky | #284 | 13 | 1 in 1,752 |
| Ohio | #287 | 39 | 1 in 1,798 |
| Indiana | #289 | 19 | 1 in 1,837 |
| Missouri | #334 | 13 | 1 in 2,282 |
| New York | #345 | 49 | 1 in 2,105 |
| Virginia | #376 | 10 | 1 in 2,775 |
| Massachusetts | #378 | 10 | 1 in 3,059 |
| New Jersey | #386 | 14 | 1 in 2,686 |
| Louisiana | #426 | 10 | 1 in 2,483 |
| Florida | #448 | 15 | 1 in 2,913 |
| Texas | #582 | 22 | 1 in 4,338 |
| North Carolina | #594 | 6 | 1 in 5,640 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Tennessee | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Jolene
- 63 spots since 2024 (#603 → #666)
- 191 spots since 2020 (#475 → #666)
- 68 spots since 2015 (#734 → #666)
- Biggest jump: 675 spots in 1928 (#1,669 → #994)
- Biggest drop: 196 spots in 1992 (#850 → #1,046)
- Debuted 1918
- Peaked 1974 at #245 (1,053 births)
- Births halved by 1985, 11 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 80 yrs · run 1931–1991
- 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%)
- 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.
Jolene in 1974
Top girls' names in 1974
Top boys' names in 1974
More about 1974
girls
1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 1,394 of them was named Jolene, which outranked 97.6% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 224,619 of them was named Jolene, which outranked 30.2% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,837Zeno8
- #3,837Zenon8
- #3,837Zuri8
- #4,190Jolene7
- #4,190Absalom7
- #4,190Adarryl7
- #4,190Adel7
- #4,634Aamir6
- #4,634Aashish6
- #4,634Abayomi6
Tied with 443 names at #4,190; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.