Girls' name · since 1927
Joelene
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 1,181 babies named Joelene, peaking in 1975. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,054 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,181
- born since 1927
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Joelene is the #12054 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,181 recorded since 1927.
Social Security Administration records show Joelene recorded 1,181 times among girls since 1927, holding rank #12054 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2025.
- #6,696 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,054 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,181 born since 1927
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joelene ranks #6,696 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,054 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,181 born since 1927, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,054 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,181
- born since 1927
- 1970s
- peak decade
Joelene's 1,181 recorded births place it above 90.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Joelene compares
1,181 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Joelene's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Joelene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,181 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Joelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Joelene splits its recorded history at 1975: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Joelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025
- Peak year (1975)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Joelene by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (218 births, 18% of the file).
1970s was Joelene's strongest decade.
218 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Joelene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 74
1930s
74 births
- 1940s
1940s
100 births
- 1950s
1950s
148 births
- 1960s
1960s
132 births
- 1970s
1970s
218 births
- 1980s
1980s
203 births
- 1990s
1990s
103 births
- 2000s 78
2000s
78 births
- 2010s 72
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 218 births (18% of all-time use).
How Joelene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Joelene's total volume
Joelene by state
Where Joelene concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 65 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.4% |
65 of 1,181 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Joelene's data
- Joelene's decade-level peak was the 1970s (218 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Joelenes (65 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joelene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~98 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1927–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Joelene draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.