Unisex name · since 1961
Jolin
425 babies named Jolin in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 425
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jolin is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 425 have been recorded since 1961.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolin has been recorded 425 times among girls since 1961, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2024.
- #13,030 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 425 born since 1961
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolin ranks #13,030 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 425 born since 1961, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,030 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 425
- born since 1961
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jolin's 425 recorded births place it above 81.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Jolin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jolin's full recorded timeline at 2007, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jolin popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2024
- Peak year (2008)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 64 years of records
Jolin popularity over time - boys
47 total births recorded since 2001 (Jolin as boys' name)
Jolin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (166 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Jolin's strongest decade.
166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Jolin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 33
1970s
33 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 2000s
2000s
166 births
- 2010s
2010s
148 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 166 births (39% of all-time use).
Jolin by state
Where Jolin concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 85 | 20.0% |
| #2 | California | | 46 | 10.8% |
85 of 425 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Jolin's data
- Jolin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (166 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jolins (85 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jolin: 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 (~63 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, 1961–2024 (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 Jolin 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.