US rank #903 Girls' name Peak 2008 13,855 births

Jolie — #903 US girls' name

13,855 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.

1940s221950s3391960s7411970s12861980s7141990s8042000s43242010s39012020s1724
#903
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Jolie was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

546 babies were named Jolie in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jolie

The Social Security Administration has registered 13,855 babies named Jolie between 1947 and 2024, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jolie currently holds the #903 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 546 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jolie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 4,324 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Jolie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 1,887 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jolie in 38 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jolie 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 13,855 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.

Jolie at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

13,855

Since 1947

78 years of records

Peak year

2008

546 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#903

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1947

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jolie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1947

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2008)
546
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
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Jolie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
4,324 births that decade — 31% of Jolie's all-time total
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Jolie by state

Where Jolie concentrates geographically — total births since 1947

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jolie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,887 13.6%
#2 Texas
1,292 9.3%
#3 New York
1,185 8.6%
#4 Louisiana
938 6.8%
#5 Florida
747 5.4%
#6 Illinois
367 2.6%
#7 New Jersey
342 2.5%
#8 Georgia
334 2.4%
California share of Jolie's total US births 13.6%
Even split

1,887 of 13,855 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.

Jolie appears in 38 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jolie?
13,855 babies have been named Jolie since 1947. It currently ranks #903 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 546 births.
When was Jolie most popular?
Jolie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 4,324 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Jolie most popular?
The top states for the name Jolie are California (1,887 births), Texas (1,292 births), New York (1,185 births).
How long has the name Jolie been used?
Jolie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 78 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jolie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jolene, Joleen, Jolynn, Jolee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1947–2024 (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.