Recorded 1977–2013 Boys' name Peak 2011 91 births

Jolon — boys' name

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.

1970s62000s532010s32
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Jolon was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

10 babies were named Jolon in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jolon

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Jolon between 1977 and 2013, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jolon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jolon performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jolon shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jolon 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 91 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.

Jolon at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

91

Since 1977

37 years of records

Peak year

2011

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1977

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2013

Jolon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1977

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2011)
10
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
4681012 2013201120092007200420021977 6

Jolon by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
53 births that decade — 58% of Jolon's all-time total
1970s62000s532010s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jolon?
91 babies have been named Jolon since 1977. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2011 with 10 births.
When was Jolon most popular?
Jolon was most popular in the 2000s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Jolon been used?
Jolon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 37 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Jolon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jolly, Jolan, Jolin, Jolen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1977–2013 (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.