Girls' name · since 1949
Jolena
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 1,167 babies named Jolena, peaking in 1982. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,441 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,167
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jolena is the #8441 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,167 recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Jolena recorded 1,167 times among girls since 1949, holding rank #8441 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 2025.
- #6,752 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,441 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,167 born since 1949
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolena ranks #6,752 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,441 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,167 born since 1949, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,441 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,167
- born since 1949
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jolena's 1,167 recorded births place it above 90.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Jolena compares
1,167 Top 30% higher than 70% 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
Jolena's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jolena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,167 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jolena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jolena's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1950, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jolena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–2025
- Peak year (1982)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 77 years of records
Jolena by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (235 births, 20% of the file).
2000s was Jolena's strongest decade.
235 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Jolena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 91
1960s
91 births
- 1970s
1970s
193 births
- 1980s
1980s
188 births
- 1990s
1990s
135 births
- 2000s
2000s
235 births
- 2010s
2010s
209 births
- 2020s 80
2020s
80 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 235 births (20% of all-time use).
How Jolena 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 Jolena's total volume
Jolena by state
Where Jolena concentrates geographically, total births since 1949
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 29 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 0.5% |
29 of 1,167 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jolena's data
- Jolena's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (235 total births) through the 2020s (80) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jolenas (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Jolena
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jolena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~76 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, 1949–2025 (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 Jolena 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.