US rank #8463 Girls' name Peak 1975 1,174 births

Joelene — #8463 US girls' name

1,174 babies named Joelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s741940s1001950s1481960s1321970s2181980s2031990s1032000s782010s722020s35
#8463
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Joelene was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

37 babies were named Joelene in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joelene

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,174 babies named Joelene between 1927 and 2024, spanning 98 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joelene currently holds the #8463 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joelene performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 218 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Joelene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 65 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Joelene in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joelene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,174 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Joelene at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,174

Since 1927

98 years of records

Peak year

1975

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#8,463

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1927

Recorded for 98 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joelene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1927

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1975)
37
Annual births at peak — across 98 years of records
010203040 202420091995198319711959194719351927 5

Joelene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
218 births that decade — 19% of Joelene's all-time total
1920s111930s741940s1001950s1481960s1321970s2181980s2031990s1032000s782010s722020s35

Joelene by state

Where Joelene concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Joelene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
65 5.5%
#2 Pennsylvania
10 0.9%
#3 New York
5 0.4%
California share of Joelene's total US births 5.5%
Even split

65 of 1,174 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joelene?
1,174 babies have been named Joelene since 1927. It currently ranks #8463 among girls. The peak year was 1975 with 37 births.
When was Joelene most popular?
Joelene was most popular in the 1970s decade with 218 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Joelene most popular?
The top states for the name Joelene are California (65 births), Pennsylvania (10 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Joelene been used?
Joelene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 98 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joelene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Joelle, Joe, Joey, Joellen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1927–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.