Total births
257
Girls' name · since 1939
Jolean
Jolean has 257 recorded births since 1939 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1977 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 257
- total births
- 1939–2017
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
Jolean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 257 have been recorded since 1939.
Jolean has 257 recorded births among girls since 1939, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2017.
- 257 total births
- 1939–2017 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
257 girls have been named Jolean since 1939, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2017.
- 257
- total births
- 1939–2017
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
30% of everyone ever named Jolean was born in this single decade.
1977
Single peak year
16 babies were named Jolean in 1977 - its busiest year on record.
Jolean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jolean splits its recorded history at 1981: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jolean at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
1977
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1939
Jolean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2017
- Peak year (1977)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Jolean by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Jolean's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jolean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
65 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
34 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 77 births (30% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jolean? ▼
Jolean has been given to 257 babies in the U.S. since 1939, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 16 babies were born in 1977, its single highest year.
When was Jolean most popular? ▼
Jolean was most popular in the 1980s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Jolean been used? ▼
Records for Jolean go back to 1939, giving 79 years of history through 2017.
What names are similar to Jolean? ▼
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 Jolean's data
- Jolean's decade-level peak was the 1980s (77 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2010s -- 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 Jolean
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jolean
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Jolynn Girl
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Jolee Girl
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Compare Jolean side by side: Jolean vs Jolene Jolean vs Jolie Jolean vs Joleen
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1939–2017 (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. "Jolean: Baby Name Since 1939 - 257 Births, Peak 1977." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jolean. 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 Jolean 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 June 2026.