Boys' name · since 1977
Jolon
91 babies named Jolon in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 91
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jolon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 91 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolon has been recorded 91 times among boys since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used boys 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 1977 to 2013.
- #18,028 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 91 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolon ranks #18,028 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,028 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 91
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jolon's 91 recorded births place it above 60.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jolon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jolon's full recorded timeline at 2007, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jolon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2013
- Peak year (2011)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Jolon by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (53 births, 58% of the file).
2000s was Jolon's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Jolon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 53 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Jolon's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2010s (32) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jolon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1977–2013 (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 Jolon 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.