Recorded 1940–1980 Girls' name Peak 1958 170 births

Jolayne — girls' name

170 babies named Jolayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s341950s631960s401970s281980s5
1950s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Jolayne was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

15 babies were named Jolayne in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jolayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Jolayne between 1940 and 1980, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jolayne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jolayne performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jolayne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jolayne 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 170 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.

Jolayne at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

170

Since 1940

41 years of records

Peak year

1958

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1940

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1980

Jolayne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1940

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1958)
15
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
05101520 19801972196619581955194819441940 7

Jolayne by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
63 births that decade — 37% of Jolayne's all-time total
1940s341950s631960s401970s281980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jolayne?
170 babies have been named Jolayne since 1940. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1958 with 15 births.
When was Jolayne most popular?
Jolayne was most popular in the 1950s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Jolayne been used?
Jolayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 41 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Jolayne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jolene, Jolie, Joleen, Jolynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1940–1980 (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.