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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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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2011#915284—
2010#969263—
2009#1,068239—
2008#1,130228—
2007#1,269194—
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2005#1,189193—
2004#1,043222—
2003#1,160186—
2002#1,144181—
2001#1,200170—
2000#1,291149—
1999#1,371129—
1998#1,236147—
1997#1,155160—
1996#1,176154—
1995#1,113159—
1994#1,105162—
1993#918208—
1992#1,046176—
1991#850235—
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1975#248998#5,4645
1974#2451,053#4,1907
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1972#599266—
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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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #166 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 661 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #188 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,069 girlsNHWashington: #219 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,168 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedIDMontana: #207 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 937 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #175 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsMNIllinois: #637 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,586 girlsILWisconsin: #198 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,225 girlsWIMichigan: #439 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,757 girlsMINew York: #334 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 2,130 girlsNYMassachusetts: #342 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,577 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedRIOregon: #201 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,044 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedNVWyoming: #146 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 584 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #97 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 397 girlsSDIowa: #189 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,111 girlsIAIndiana: #396 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,330 girlsINOhio: #511 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,941 girlsOHPennsylvania: #251 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,660 girlsPANew Jersey: #519 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,348 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #433 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 2,832 girlsCAUtah: #407 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,489 girlsUTColorado: #221 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,273 girlsCONebraska: #226 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,301 girlsNEMissouri: #381 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,851 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedWVVirginia: #433 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,485 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedDEArizona: #260 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,407 girlsAZNew Mexico: #200 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 892 girlsNMKansas: #422 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,056 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jolene, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #430 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,795 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: #228 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 878 girlsHITexas: #717 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 6,211 girlsTXFlorida: #450 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,246 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#97 · 1 in 397
  2. Wyoming#146 · 1 in 584
  3. Alaska#166 · 1 in 661
  4. Minnesota#175 · 1 in 1,062
  5. New Hampshire#188 · 1 in 1,069

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#97111 in 397
Wyoming#14651 in 584
Alaska#16661 in 661
Minnesota#175271 in 1,062
New Hampshire#18851 in 1,069
Iowa#189161 in 1,111
Wisconsin#198251 in 1,225
New Mexico#200111 in 892
Oregon#201151 in 1,044
Montana#20751 in 937
Washington#219231 in 1,168
Colorado#221171 in 1,273
Nebraska#22681 in 1,301
Hawaii#22861 in 878
Pennsylvania#251411 in 1,660
Arizona#260151 in 1,407
New York#334491 in 2,130
Massachusetts#342131 in 2,577
Missouri#381111 in 2,851
Indiana#396101 in 3,330
Utah#40761 in 2,489
Kansas#42251 in 3,056
Louisiana#430111 in 2,795
California#433681 in 2,832
Virginia#43391 in 3,485
Michigan#439151 in 3,757
Florida#450191 in 3,246
Ohio#511141 in 4,941
New Jersey#51991 in 4,348
Illinois#637131 in 5,586
Texas#717211 in 6,211
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See more about Jolene
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 1984

girls
#395
545 births · 1 in 3,090 girls

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #395Jolene545
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 3,090 of them was named Jolene, which outranked 96.8% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jolene
  1. #392Ericka554
  2. #393Jody552
  3. #394Jackie546
  4. #395Jolene545
  5. #396Ryan543
  6. #397Allyson542
  7. #397Elena542
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →