Girls' name · since 1934
Joellyn
Since 1934, U.S. Social Security records show 861 babies named Joellyn, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 861
- born since 1934
- 1950s
- peak decade
Joellyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 861 have been recorded since 1934.
Joellyn has 861 recorded births among girls since 1934, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2000.
- #8,327 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 861 born since 1934
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joellyn ranks #8,327 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 861 born since 1934, peaking in the 1950s.
- #8,327 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 861
- born since 1934
- 1950s
- peak decade
Joellyn's 861 recorded births place it above 88.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Joellyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joellyn's full recorded timeline at 1963, 41% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 59% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1955 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joellyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2000
- Peak year (1955)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Joellyn by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (229 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Joellyn's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Joellyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s
1940s
165 births
- 1950s
1950s
229 births
- 1960s
1960s
213 births
- 1970s
1970s
125 births
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 23
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 229 births (27% of all-time use).
How Joellyn 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 Joellyn's total volume
Joellyn by state
Where Joellyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 111 | 12.9% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.6% |
111 of 861 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Joellyn's data
- Joellyn's decade-level peak was the 1950s (229 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Joellyns (111 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Joellyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1934–2000 (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 Joellyn 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.