Total births
171
Girls' name · since 1982
Joleah
Joleah has 171 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 171
- total births
- 1982–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
Joleah is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 171 have been recorded since 1982.
Joleah has 171 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2022.
- 171 total births
- 1982–2022 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 56% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
171 girls have been named Joleah since 1982, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.
- 171
- total births
- 1982–2022
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 56%
- born in that decade
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.
Joleah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Joleah's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Joleah at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2017
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1982
Joleah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2022
- Peak year (2017)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Joleah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Joleah's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Joleah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (56% of all-time use).
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? ▼
Records for Joleah go back to 1982, giving 41 years of history 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.
What to do with Joleah's data
- Joleah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Joleah
Nearby Names Like Joleah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Joleah
Jolene Girl
#603 36,224 births
Jolie Girl
#901 14,099 births
Joleen Girl
#7304 6,670 births
Jolynn Girl
#6206 4,620 births
Jolee Girl
#2395 3,897 births
Compare Joleah side by side: Joleah vs Jolene Joleah vs Jolie Joleah vs Joleen
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1982–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Joleah: Baby Name Since 1982 - 171 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/joleah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Joleah 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 July 2026.