Recorded 1939–2017 Girls' name Peak 1977 257 births

Jolean — girls' name

257 babies named Jolean in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s101950s281960s111970s651980s771990s52000s342010s21
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.

What the Data Says About Jolean

The Social Security Administration has registered 257 babies named Jolean between 1939 and 2017, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jolean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jolean performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Jolean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jolean 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 257 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.

Jolean at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

257

Since 1939

79 years of records

Peak year

1977

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1939

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jolean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1939

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1977)
16
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
05101520 20172007198919831978196219541939 6

Jolean by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
77 births that decade — 30% of Jolean's all-time total
1930s61940s101950s281960s111970s651980s771990s52000s342010s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jolean?
257 babies have been named Jolean since 1939. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1977 with 16 births.
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?
Jolean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 79 years of data 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.

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, 1939–2017 (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.