Jolyn — #15482 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Jolyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,977 babies named Jolyn between 1936 and 2024, spanning 89 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jolyn currently holds the #15482 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1969, when 51 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jolyn performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 411 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Jolyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 77 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Utah and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jolyn in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jolyn 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 1,977 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.