Recorded 2003–2017 Unisex name Peak 2008 45 births

Jolen — boys' name

45 babies named Jolen in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s252010s20
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Jolen was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jolen in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jolen

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Jolen between 2003 and 2017, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jolen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Jolen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 1974.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jolen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jolen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jolen 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 45 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.

Jolen at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

45

Since 2003

15 years of records

Peak year

2008

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

2003

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2017

Jolen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2003

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 2017201420112008200720062003 5

Jolen popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 1974 (Jolen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 19751974 5

Jolen by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
25 births that decade — 56% of Jolen's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jolen?
45 babies have been named Jolen since 2003. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 2008 with 10 births.
When was Jolen most popular?
Jolen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Is Jolen a unisex name?
Yes, Jolen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 45 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Jolen been used?
Jolen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 15 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Jolen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jolly, Jolan, Jolon, Jolin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2003–2017 (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.