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

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Peak · girls
1974 · 1,053 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
36,224
since 1918

Jolene over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Jolene has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #245, 1974girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2004#1,043222—
2003#1,160186—
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2001#1,200170—
2000#1,291149—
1999#1,371129—
1998#1,236147—
1997#1,155160—
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1992#1,046176—
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1975#248998#5,4645
1974#2451,053#4,1907
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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 1977

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #120 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 403 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedNHWashington: #203 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,084 girlsWAIdaho: #98 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 369 girlsIDMontana: #68 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 271 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #83 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 318 girlsNDMinnesota: #94 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 439 girlsMNIllinois: #418 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,782 girlsILWisconsin: #117 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 547 girlsWIMichigan: #321 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,285 girlsMINew York: #412 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,680 girlsNYMassachusetts: #417 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,677 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedRIOregon: #178 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 921 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedNVWyoming: #129 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 475 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #124 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 477 girlsSDIowa: #123 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 611 girlsIAIndiana: #273 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,762 girlsINOhio: #333 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,418 girlsOHPennsylvania: #230 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,355 girlsPANew Jersey: #572 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,588 girlsNJConnecticut: #181 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 950 girlsCTCalifornia: #382 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 2,200 girlsCAUtah: #240 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsUTColorado: #154 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 742 girlsCONebraska: #165 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 774 girlsNEMissouri: #324 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,065 girlsMOKentucky: #461 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,098 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedDEArizona: #176 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 760 girlsAZNew Mexico: #78 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 322 girlsNMKansas: #399 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,705 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #698 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,614 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #346 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,114 girlsOKLouisiana: #671 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,664 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedGAHawaii: #175 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 583 girlsHITexas: #699 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,581 girlsTXFlorida: #531 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,601 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#68 · 1 in 271
  2. New Mexico#78 · 1 in 322
  3. North Dakota#83 · 1 in 318
  4. Minnesota#94 · 1 in 439
  5. Idaho#98 · 1 in 369

Best ever in a state: #41 in North Dakota, 1974.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#68161 in 271
New Mexico#78251 in 322
North Dakota#83141 in 318
Minnesota#94591 in 439
Idaho#98171 in 369
Wisconsin#117531 in 547
Alaska#12061 in 403
Iowa#123311 in 611
South Dakota#12491 in 477
Wyoming#12951 in 475
Colorado#154231 in 742
Nebraska#165131 in 774
Hawaii#17581 in 583
Arizona#176211 in 760
Oregon#178161 in 921
Connecticut#181151 in 950
Washington#203211 in 1,084
Pennsylvania#230491 in 1,355
Utah#240111 in 1,336
Indiana#273201 in 1,762
Michigan#321251 in 2,285
Missouri#324151 in 2,065
Ohio#333291 in 2,418
Oklahoma#34681 in 2,114
California#382681 in 2,200
Kansas#39951 in 2,705
New York#412381 in 2,680
Massachusetts#41781 in 3,677
Illinois#418261 in 2,782
Kentucky#46161 in 4,098
Florida#531121 in 3,601
New Jersey#57281 in 4,588
Louisiana#67161 in 4,664
North Carolina#69851 in 6,614
Texas#699181 in 5,581
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Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 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)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s14#3,817 (1919)#3,843
1920s226#941 (1929)#2,568
1930s999#492 (1939)#727
1940s2,347#454 (1949)#497
1950s4,820#364 (1958)#404
1960s4,789#378 (1961)#445
1970s6,018#245 (1974)#407
1980s5,293#315 (1981)#457
1990s1,784#793 (1990)#1,076
2000s1,966#1,043 (2004)#1,168
2010s4,514#450 (2019)#708
2020s3,454#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 1977

girls
#320
739 births · 1 in 2,075 girls

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #320Jolene739
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 2,075 of them was named Jolene, which outranked 97.2% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jolene
  1. #317Alexandra745
  2. #318Jane744
  3. #319Cathy743
  4. #320Jolene739
  5. #321Tanisha735
  6. #322Wanda729
  7. #323Jacquelyn727
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1977 →