Recorded 2001–2023 Girls' name Peak 2003 120 births

Joleena — girls' name

120 babies named Joleena in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s822010s272020s11
2000s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Joleena was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

14 babies were named Joleena in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joleena

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Joleena between 2001 and 2023, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joleena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joleena performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Joleena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Joleena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joleena 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 120 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.

Joleena at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

120

Since 2001

23 years of records

Peak year

2003

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2001

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2023

Joleena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2001

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
14
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
46810121416 20232015201320092007200520032001 8

Joleena by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
82 births that decade — 68% of Joleena's all-time total
2000s822010s272020s11

Joleena by state

Where Joleena concentrates geographically — total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Joleena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 4.2%
California share of Joleena's total US births 4.2%

5 of 120 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joleena?
120 babies have been named Joleena since 2001. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 14 births.
When was Joleena most popular?
Joleena was most popular in the 2000s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Joleena most popular?
The top states for the name Joleena are California (5 births).
How long has the name Joleena been used?
Joleena has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 23 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Joleena?
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, 2001–2023 (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.