US rank #2407 Girls' name Peak 2017 3,830 births

Jolee — #2407 US girls' name

3,830 babies named Jolee in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s311950s1431960s1951970s2661980s2151990s2762000s10172010s12062020s476
#2407
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 86% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Jolee was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

160 babies were named Jolee in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jolee

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,830 babies named Jolee between 1939 and 2024, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jolee currently holds the #2407 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 160 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jolee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,206 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Jolee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 485 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jolee in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jolee 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 3,830 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.

Jolee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,830

Since 1939

86 years of records

Peak year

2017

160 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,407

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1939

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jolee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1939

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
160
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
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Jolee by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,206 births that decade — 31% of Jolee's all-time total
1930s51940s311950s1431960s1951970s2661980s2151990s2762000s10172010s12062020s476

Jolee by state

Where Jolee concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jolee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
485 12.7%
#2 California
181 4.7%
#3 Florida
71 1.9%
#4 Louisiana
69 1.8%
#5 Ohio
60 1.6%
#6 Oklahoma
56 1.5%
#7 New York
49 1.3%
#8 Georgia
43 1.1%
Texas share of Jolee's total US births 12.7%
Even split

485 of 3,830 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Jolee appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jolee?
3,830 babies have been named Jolee since 1939. It currently ranks #2407 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 160 births.
When was Jolee most popular?
Jolee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,206 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Jolee most popular?
The top states for the name Jolee are Texas (485 births), California (181 births), Florida (71 births).
How long has the name Jolee been used?
Jolee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 86 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jolee?
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.

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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, 1939–2024 (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.