Recorded 2005–2008 Girls' name Peak 2005 33 births

Jolett — girls' name

33 babies named Jolett 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.

2000s33
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Jolett was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

18 babies were named Jolett in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jolett

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Jolett between 2005 and 2008, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jolett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jolett performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jolett in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jolett 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 33 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.

Jolett at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

33

Since 2005

4 years of records

Peak year

2005

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

2005

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2008

Jolett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2005

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (2005)
18
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
05101520 2008200720062005 18

Jolett by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
33 births that decade — 100% of Jolett's all-time total
2000s33

Jolett by state

Where Jolett concentrates geographically — total births since 2005

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jolett
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 21.2%
Texas share of Jolett's total US births 21.2%

7 of 33 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jolett?
33 babies have been named Jolett since 2005. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 2005 with 18 births.
When was Jolett most popular?
Jolett was most popular in the 2000s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Jolett most popular?
The top states for the name Jolett are Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Jolett been used?
Jolett has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 4 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Jolett?
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, 2005–2008 (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.