How Many People Are Named Jolene?
people named Jolene are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 10,613 people in the US has this name
Based on 36,236 babies named Jolene in Social Security records from 1918 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,060 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Formed from JO and the popular name suffix lene. This name was created in the 20th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Jolene in English. Counting Jolene and these spellings together, about 38,019 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Jolene in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jolene alive today is about 41 years old, and 42% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 16 and 60 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jolene first appears in the records in 1918 and was given most often in 1974, to 1,060 babies. In 2025, 423 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1918 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jolene has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #245, in 1974. In 2025 it ranked #666.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #666 |
| Best rank | #245 (1974) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #375 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jolene alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jolene were born in California than in any other state: about 4,060 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jolene was given 4.3 times as often in Iowa, 4.3 times in South Dakota and 3.8 times in Nebraska.
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