Girls' name · since 1939
Jolee
3,897 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.
- #3,042 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,659 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,897
- born since 1939
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,897 babies have been named Jolee since 1939, making it today's #2659 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jolee recorded 3,897 times among girls since 1939, holding rank #2659 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 2025.
- #3,042 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,659 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,897 born since 1939
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolee ranks #3,042 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,659 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,897 born since 1939, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,042 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,659 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,897
- born since 1939
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jolee's 3,897 recorded births place it above 95.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jolee compares
3,897 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jolee's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jolee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,897 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 161 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jolee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jolee's full recorded timeline at 1985, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1939, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 161 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jolee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 161
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Jolee by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,207 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Jolee's strongest decade.
1,207 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jolee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 31
1940s
31 births
- 1950s 143
1950s
143 births
- 1960s 195
1960s
195 births
- 1970s 266
1970s
266 births
- 1980s 215
1980s
215 births
- 1990s 276
1990s
276 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,017 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,207 births
- 2020s
2020s
542 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,207 births (31% of all-time use).
How Jolee compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jolee's total volume
Jolee by state
Where Jolee concentrates geographically, total births since 1939
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 495 | 12.7% |
| #2 | California | | 181 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 74 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 71 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 60 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 56 | 1.4% |
| #7 | New York | | 49 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 43 | 1.1% |
495 of 3,897 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Jolee appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jolee's data
- Jolee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,207 total births) through the 2020s (542) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jolees (495 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jolee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~86 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1939–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Jolee 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 August 2026.