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Jolene

Girl

Meaning of Jolene: American: 'combination of Jo and Lane'

Jolene is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 654th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1894th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#654

423 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1894

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

36,236

First recorded 1918 · peak 1974

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 756 babies1982: 768 babies1983: 673 babies1984: 545 babies1985: 447 babies1986: 368 babies1987: 355 babies1988: 389 babies1989: 274 babies1990: 254 babies19901991: 235 babies1992: 176 babies1993: 208 babies1994: 162 babies1995: 159 babies1996: 154 babies1997: 160 babies1998: 147 babies1999: 129 babies2000: 149 babies20002001: 170 babies2002: 181 babies2003: 186 babies2004: 222 babies2005: 193 babies2006: 204 babies2007: 194 babies2008: 228 babies2009: 239 babies2010: 263 babies20102011: 284 babies2012: 298 babies2013: 277 babies2014: 388 babies2015: 384 babies2016: 544 babies2017: 691 babies2018: 692 babies2019: 693 babies2020: 647 babies20202021: 687 babies2022: 645 babies2023: 555 babies2024: 497 babies2025: 423 babies
US babies named Jolene per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 768.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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