Girls' name · since 1939
Jolita
Since 1939, U.S. Social Security records show 121 babies named Jolita, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 121
- total births
- 1939–1992
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 35%
- born in that decade
121 girls have been named Jolita since 1939, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolita has been recorded 121 times among girls since 1939, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1939 to 1992.
- 121 total births
- 1939–1992 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 35% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jolita's 121 recorded births place it above 65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jolita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jolita's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jolita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1992
- Peak year (1970)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Jolita by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Jolita's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jolita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 15
1960s
15 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 42 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jolita's data
- Jolita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1939–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jolita: Baby Name Since 1939 - 121 Births, Peak 1970." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jolita. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jolita 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 July 2026.