Is Jolene a boy or girl name?
Jolene is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 493 girls and 0 boys were named Jolene, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 35,809 US babies named Jolene were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #607
- Babies named Jolene since 1918
- 35,809
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 1,060 babies
Boys and girls named Jolene, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 226 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 999 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,347 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 4,820 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 4,789 | 100% |
| 1970s | 12 | 6,018 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 5,294 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,783 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,966 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,514 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,027 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 493 | #607 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 555 | #544 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 645 | #488 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 687 | #455 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 647 | #475 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 693 | #450 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 692 | #455 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 691 | #459 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 544 | #573 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 384 | #734 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 388 | #722 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 277 | #919 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 298 | #889 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 284 | #916 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 263 | #970 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 239 | #1,070 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 228 | #1,131 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,268 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 204 | #1,190 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 193 | #1,189 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,044 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,165 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,146 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,202 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 149 | #1,294 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,374 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,240 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,157 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,180 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,117 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 162 | #1,107 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 208 | #918 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 176 | #1,047 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 235 | #852 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 253 | #795 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 274 | #721 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 389 | #556 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 355 | #565 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 368 | #553 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 447 | #471 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 545 | #395 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 673 | #342 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 769 | #316 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 756 | #315 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 718 | #337 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 567 | #387 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 632 | #342 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 739 | #320 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 766 | #301 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,874 | 998 | #248 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,386 | 1,053 | #245 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 293 | #562 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 266 | #599 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 321 | #557 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 383 | #512 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 364 | #512 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 381 | #498 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 388 | #481 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 436 | #447 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 451 | #448 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 479 | #446 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 533 | #419 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 585 | #393 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 650 | #378 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 522 | #427 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 573 | #395 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 628 | #364 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 609 | #368 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 492 | #408 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 531 | #382 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 491 | #390 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 376 | #444 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 378 | #441 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 390 | #424 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 352 | #430 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 310 | #454 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 284 | #475 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 302 | #472 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 250 | #494 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 194 | #526 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 204 | #504 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 180 | #563 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 223 | #500 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 214 | #478 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 186 | #508 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 184 | #492 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 160 | #538 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 137 | #576 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 83 | #730 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 93 | #696 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 86 | #719 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 84 | #711 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 70 | #818 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 53 | #954 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,055 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 58 | #947 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,000 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,700 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,563 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,432 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,461 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,668 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,225 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,236 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,461 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,040 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,063 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jolene reached #4,386 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #245 in 1974. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jolene
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.