Unisex name · since 1956
Jole
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 53 babies named Jole, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jole is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 53 have been recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Jole recorded 53 times among girls since 1956, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1956 to 2002.
- #34,349 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 53 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jole ranks #34,349 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #34,349 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jole's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jole's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jole's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jole popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2002
- Peak year (1977)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Jole popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1991 (Jole as boys' name)
Jole by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (27 births, 51% of the file).
1970s was Jole's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Jole births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 27 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jole's data
- Jole's decade-level peak was the 1970s (27 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.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jole: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1956–2002 (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 Jole 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.