Jolea — #13703 US girls' name
196 babies named Jolea in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 22% of names given to girls today.
52% of everyone ever named Jolea was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Jolea in 2003 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jolea
The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Jolea between 1962 and 2024, spanning 63 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jolea currently holds the #13703 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jolea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jolea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jolea 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 196 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.
Jolea at a glance
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Current rank
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Jolea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1962
- Peak year (2003)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 63 years of records
Currently ranks #13703 among girls.
196 total births across 63 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2003 with 13 births in a single year.
Jolea by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 102 births that decade — 52% of Jolea's all-time total
Jolea decade highlights
- Peak decade 102 births
- Runner-up 42 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Jolea's strongest decade
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 52% of all-time use.
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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, 1962–2024 (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.