Recorded 1944–2016 Girls' name Peak 1964 474 births

Jolynne — girls' name

474 babies named Jolynne in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s361950s891960s1451970s801980s601990s122000s342010s18
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Jolynne was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

20 babies were named Jolynne in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jolynne

The Social Security Administration has registered 474 babies named Jolynne between 1944 and 2016, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jolynne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jolynne performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 145 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jolynne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jolynne 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 474 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.

Jolynne at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

474

Since 1944

73 years of records

Peak year

1964

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1944

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jolynne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1944

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1964)
20
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
0510152025 201620001984197619691962195519471944 7

Jolynne by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
145 births that decade — 31% of Jolynne's all-time total
1940s361950s891960s1451970s801980s601990s122000s342010s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jolynne?
474 babies have been named Jolynne since 1944. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1964 with 20 births.
When was Jolynne most popular?
Jolynne was most popular in the 1960s decade with 145 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
How long has the name Jolynne been used?
Jolynne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 73 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jolynne?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1944–2016 (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.