Joletta — girls' name

What the Data Says About Joletta

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Joletta between 1946 and 1985, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joletta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joletta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Joletta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joletta 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 227 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.