Girls' name · since 1936
Jolyn
1,984 babies named Jolyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1936, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,724 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,065 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,984
- born since 1936
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jolyn currently ranks #12065 among girls' names in America, with 1,984 babies recorded since 1936.
Social Security Administration records show Jolyn recorded 1,984 times among girls since 1936, holding rank #12065 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1936 to 2025.
- #4,724 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,065 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,984 born since 1936
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolyn ranks #4,724 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,065 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,984 born since 1936, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,724 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,065 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,984
- born since 1936
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jolyn's 1,984 recorded births place it above 93.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jolyn compares
1,984 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jolyn's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jolyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,984 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jolyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jolyn's full recorded timeline at 1980, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1936, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1969 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jolyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 90 years of records
Jolyn by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (411 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Jolyn's strongest decade.
411 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Jolyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 93
1940s
93 births
- 1950s
1950s
311 births
- 1960s
1960s
385 births
- 1970s
1970s
411 births
- 1980s
1980s
306 births
- 1990s
1990s
172 births
- 2000s 155
2000s
155 births
- 2010s 112
2010s
112 births
- 2020s 24
2020s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 411 births (21% of all-time use).
How Jolyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jolyn's total volume
Jolyn by state
Where Jolyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1936
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 77 | 3.9% |
| #2 | Utah | | 60 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Hawaii | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
77 of 1,984 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Jolyn appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jolyn's data
- Jolyn's decade-level peak was the 1970s (411 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jolyns (77 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Jolyn
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jolyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~89 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, 1936–2025 (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 Jolyn 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.