Girls' name · since 1927
Joylene
Since 1927, U.S. Social Security records show 369 babies named Joylene, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,190 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 369
- born since 1927
- 1950s
- peak decade
Joylene sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 369 recorded since 1927.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joylene has been recorded 369 times among girls since 1927, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2009.
- #14,190 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 369 born since 1927
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Joylene ranks #14,190 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 369 born since 1927, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,190 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 369
- born since 1927
- 1950s
- peak decade
Joylene's 369 recorded births place it above 80.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Joylene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Joylene's full recorded timeline at 1957, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1931, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Joylene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2009
- Peak year (1942)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Joylene by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (90 births, 24% of the file).
1950s was Joylene's strongest decade.
90 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Joylene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
44 births
- 1940s
1940s
80 births
- 1950s
1950s
90 births
- 1960s
1960s
66 births
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 90 births (24% of all-time use).
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What to do with Joylene's data
- Joylene's decade-level peak was the 1950s (90 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Joylene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1927–2009 (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 Joylene 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.