Girls' name · since 1964

Jolonda

81 babies named Jolonda in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

81
total births
1964–1997
years on record
1990s
peak decade
33%
born in that decade

Jolonda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 81 recorded since 1964.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolonda has been recorded 81 times among girls since 1964, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1997.

  • 81 total births
  • 1964–1997 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 33% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jolonda's 81 recorded births place it above 59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jolonda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Jolonda splits its recorded history at 1981: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Jolonda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1997

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1993)
11
Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
4681012 1964197019721981198719931997 5

Jolonda by decade

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

1990s was Jolonda's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Jolonda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 27 births (33% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jolonda?
Jolonda has been given to 81 babies in the U.S. since 1964, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1997. 11 babies were born in 1993, its single highest year.
When was Jolonda most popular?
Jolonda was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Jolonda been used?
The SSA has tracked Jolonda since 1964 -- 34 years through the most recent 1997 data.
What names are similar to Jolonda?
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.

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, 1964–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jolonda: Baby Name Since 1964 - 81 Births, Peak 1993." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jolonda. 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 Jolonda 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.