Girls' name · since 2005

Jolet

15 babies named Jolet in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

15
total births
2005–2007
years on record
2000s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

Jolet sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15 recorded since 2005.

Jolet has 15 recorded births among girls since 2005, 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 2005 to 2007.

  • 15 total births
  • 2005–2007 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jolet's 15 recorded births place it above 30% 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.

Jolet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jolet's full recorded timeline at 2007, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jolet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2007

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (2005)
9
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
5678910 20052007 6

Jolet by decade

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

2000s was Jolet's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Jolet births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 15 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jolet?
Jolet has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 9 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
When was Jolet most popular?
Jolet was most popular in the 2000s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Jolet been used?
Jolet has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 3 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Jolet?
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 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, 2005–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac. "Jolet: Baby Name Since 2005 - 15 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jolet. 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 Jolet 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.