Girls' name · since 1935
Jolynn
Jolynn has 4,620 recorded births since 1935 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,595 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,620
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jolynn is the #6595 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,620 recorded since 1935.
Social Security Administration records show Jolynn recorded 4,620 times among girls since 1935, holding rank #6595 nationally today, ahead of 62% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1935 to 2025.
- #2,703 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,595 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,620 born since 1935
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jolynn ranks #2,703 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,595 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,620 born since 1935, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,703 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,595 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,620
- born since 1935
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jolynn's 4,620 recorded births place it above 96.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jolynn compares
4,620 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Jolynn's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jolynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,620 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 107 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jolynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jolynn splits its recorded history at 1981: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1935 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1962 peak of 107 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jolynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1935–2025
- Peak year (1962)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Jolynn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (939 births, 20% of the file).
1960s was Jolynn's strongest decade.
939 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Jolynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 190
1940s
190 births
- 1950s
1950s
584 births
- 1960s
1960s
939 births
- 1970s
1970s
819 births
- 1980s
1980s
637 births
- 1990s
1990s
386 births
- 2000s
2000s
459 births
- 2010s
2010s
437 births
- 2020s 146
2020s
146 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 939 births (20% of all-time use).
How Jolynn 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 Jolynn's total volume
Jolynn by state
Where Jolynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1935
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 395 | 8.5% |
| #2 | California | | 287 | 6.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 107 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Utah | | 99 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 96 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 86 | 1.9% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 67 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 65 | 1.4% |
395 of 4,620 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Jolynn appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jolynn's data
- Jolynn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (939 total births); usage has since declined to 146 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jolynns (395 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jolynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~90 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, 1935–2025 (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 Jolynn 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.