Girls' name · since 1947
Jolie
14,099 babies named Jolie in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,030 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,099
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jolie is the #1030 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 14,099 recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Jolie recorded 14,099 times among girls since 1947, holding rank #1030 nationally today, ahead of 94% 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 1947 to 2025.
- #1,341 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,030 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,099 born since 1947
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolie ranks #1,341 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,030 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,099 born since 1947, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,341 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,030 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,099
- born since 1947
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jolie's 14,099 recorded births place it above 98.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jolie compares
14,099 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Jolie's all-time total is 37x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jolie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,099 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 546 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jolie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jolie's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 546, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jolie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 546
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Jolie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (4,324 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Jolie's strongest decade.
4,324 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jolie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 339
1950s
339 births
- 1960s 741
1960s
741 births
- 1970s 1,286
1970s
1,286 births
- 1980s 714
1980s
714 births
- 1990s 804
1990s
804 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,324 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,901 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,968 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 4,324 births (31% of all-time use).
How Jolie 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 Jolie's total volume
Jolie by state
Where Jolie concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,923 | 13.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,324 | 9.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,205 | 8.5% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 963 | 6.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 760 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 375 | 2.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 342 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 341 | 2.4% |
1,923 of 14,099 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Jolie appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jolie's data
- Jolie's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (4,324 total births) through the 2020s (1,968) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jolies (1,923 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 Jolie
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jolie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1947–2025 (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 Jolie 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.