Recorded 1982–2022 Girls' name Peak 2017 171 births

Joleah — girls' name

171 babies named Joleah in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s52000s492010s952020s22
2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Joleah was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

14 babies were named Joleah in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 171 babies named Joleah between 1982 and 2022, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joleah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joleah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Joleah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joleah 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 171 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.

Joleah at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

171

Since 1982

41 years of records

Peak year

2017

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1982

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2022

Joleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1982

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2017)
14
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
46810121416 20222019201620132010200720031982 5

Joleah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
95 births that decade — 56% of Joleah's all-time total
1980s52000s492010s952020s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joleah?
171 babies have been named Joleah since 1982. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2017 with 14 births.
When was Joleah most popular?
Joleah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Joleah been used?
Joleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 41 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Joleah?
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, 1982–2022 (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.