Girls' name · since 1970

Jolina

Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 856 babies named Jolina, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#8,365 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,993 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
856
born since 1970
2000s
peak decade

Jolina currently ranks #8993 among girls' names in America, with 856 babies recorded since 1970.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolina has been recorded 856 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #8993 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, 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 1970 to 2025.

  • #8,365 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #8,993 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 856 born since 1970
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolina ranks #8,365 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,993 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 856 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.

#8,365 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#8,993 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
856
born since 1970
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%48%
Jolina vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Jolina's 856 recorded births place it above 88.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Jolina compares

856 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

Jolina's all-time total is 128% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jolina Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 856 376 567,345
Peak-year births 47 21 19,840

Jolina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jolina splits its recorded history at 2002: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jolina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
47
Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
01020304050 197019781985199420022008201420202025 11

Jolina by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (337 births, 39% of the file).

2000s was Jolina's strongest decade.

337 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Jolina births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 337 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jolina 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 Jolina's total volume

Jolina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12%14% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -21, 11.7%-41, 5%-70, 7.9%-132, 4.3%-79, 2.8%-22, 8.3%-47, 6%-110, 4.1%-51, 6.7%-108, 6.8%-55, 6.3%-45, 6.4%-52, 4.2%-15, 11.8%-34, 6.9%Jolina-56, 5.5%Jolina
Jolina vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jolina by state

Where Jolina concentrates geographically, total births since 1970

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Jolina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
168 19.6%
#2 New York
25 2.9%
#3 Texas
6 0.7%
#4 Florida
5 0.6%
California share of Jolina's total US births 19.6%
Even split

168 of 856 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jolina?
Jolina has been given to 856 babies in the U.S. since 1970, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #8,365 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #8,993 of 17,297. 47 babies were born in 2007, its single highest year.
Where does Jolina sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolina ranks #8,365 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,993 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jolina most popular?
Jolina was most popular in the 2000s decade with 337 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Jolina most popular?
The top states for the name Jolina are California (168 births), New York (25 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Jolina been used?
Records for Jolina go back to 1970, giving 56 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Jolina?
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.

What to do with Jolina's data

  • Jolina's decade-level peak was the 2000s (337 total births); usage has since declined to 88 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Jolinas (168 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.

Keep exploring Jolina

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jolina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1970–2025 (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 Jolina 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.