Girls' name · since 2001

Jolei

Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 48 babies named Jolei, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

48
total births
2001–2022
years on record
2000s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade

Jolei is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 48 have been recorded since 2001.

Jolei has 48 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2022.

  • 48 total births
  • 2001–2022 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 40% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jolei's 48 recorded births place it above 51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jolei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jolei's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jolei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2001)
7
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20012003200520102012201820202022 7

Jolei by decade

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

2000s was Jolei's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Jolei births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jolei?
48 babies have been named Jolei since 2001. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2001 with 7 births.
When was Jolei most popular?
Jolei was most popular in the 2000s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Jolei been used?
Jolei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 22 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jolei?
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.

What to do with Jolei's data

  • Jolei's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 2001–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jolei: Baby Name Since 2001 - 48 Births, Peak 2001." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jolei. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Jolei 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 July 2026.