US rank #15419 Girls' name Peak 1928 2,136 births

Joline — #15419 US girls' name

2,136 babies named Joline in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s1681930s2241940s2061950s3131960s2711970s2561980s2791990s1122000s1712010s1052020s26
#15419
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 13% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Joline was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

68 babies were named Joline in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Joline

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,136 babies named Joline between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Joline currently holds the #15419 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 68 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Joline performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 313 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Joline shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Maine, which accounts for 222 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Joline in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Joline 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 2,136 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.

Joline at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,136

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

1928

68 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#15,419

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Joline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1928)
68
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Joline by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
313 births that decade — 15% of Joline's all-time total
1910s51920s1681930s2241940s2061950s3131960s2711970s2561980s2791990s1122000s1712010s1052020s26

Joline by state

Where Joline concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Joline
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Maine
222 10.4%
#2 California
113 5.3%
#3 New York
28 1.3%
#4 Pennsylvania
9 0.4%
#5 West Virginia
6 0.3%
#6 Kentucky
5 0.2%
#7 Minnesota
5 0.2%
Maine share of Joline's total US births 10.4%
Even split

222 of 2,136 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Joline?
2,136 babies have been named Joline since 1918. It currently ranks #15419 among girls. The peak year was 1928 with 68 births.
When was Joline most popular?
Joline was most popular in the 1950s decade with 313 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Joline most popular?
The top states for the name Joline are Maine (222 births), California (113 births), New York (28 births).
How long has the name Joline been used?
Joline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Joline?
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.

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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, 1918–2024 (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.