Recorded 1943–2017 Girls' name Peak 1981 104 births

Joleene — girls' name

104 babies named Joleene in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s161950s121960s111970s301980s141990s52000s62010s10
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Joleene was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

9 babies were named Joleene in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joleene

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Joleene between 1943 and 2017, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joleene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joleene performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Joleene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joleene 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 104 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.

Joleene at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

104

Since 1943

75 years of records

Peak year

1981

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1943

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2017

Joleene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1943

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1981)
9
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
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Joleene by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
30 births that decade — 29% of Joleene's all-time total
1940s161950s121960s111970s301980s141990s52000s62010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joleene?
104 babies have been named Joleene since 1943. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1981 with 9 births.
When was Joleene most popular?
Joleene was most popular in the 1970s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Joleene been used?
Joleene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 75 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Joleene?
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, 1943–2017 (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.