How Many People Are Named Joleen?
An estimated 5,450 people in the United States have the first name Joleen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Joleen peaked in popularity in 1974 with 187 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Joleen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Joleen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,450
About 1 in 62,891 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1974
187 births
Total Registered
6,649
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Joleen
Joleen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,649 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Joleen as a female name
Ranked #7,373 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 1974 (187 births)
Joleen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Joleen span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,302 babies were registered. Joleen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Joleen by Decade
How has Joleen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Joleen by State
Birth registrations for Joleen span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Iowa, Minnesota. The lowest are in South Dakota, New Mexico, Indiana. On average, about 124 Joleens were registered per state.
Joleen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Joleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Joleen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joleen?
We estimate approximately 5,450 people named Joleen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 62,891 Americans share this first name.
Is Joleen a common name?
Joleen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,649 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Joleen most popular?
Joleen reached peak popularity in 1974, when 187 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Joleen is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Joleen a female name?
Joleen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Joleen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Joleen Smith, Joleen Johnson, Joleen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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