How Many People Are Named Jolene?
An estimated 30,185 people in the United States have the first name Jolene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Jolene peaked in popularity in 1974 with 1,060 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jolene 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 Jolene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
30,185
About 1 in 11,355 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1974
1,060 births
Total Registered
35,809
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jolene
Jolene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 35,809 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jolene as a male name
Ranked #5,874 in 1975
5 male births in 1975
Peak: 1974 (7 births)
Jolene as a female name
Ranked #607 in 2024
493 female births in 2024
Peak: 1974 (1,053 births)
Jolene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jolene span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 6,030 babies were registered. While Jolene is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jolene by Decade
How has Jolene 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.
Jolene by State
Birth registrations for Jolene span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Iowa. The lowest are in Mississippi, Vermont, New Hampshire. On average, about 652 Jolenes were registered per state.
Jolene + Last Name Combinations
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Jolene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jolene?
We estimate approximately 30,185 people named Jolene 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 11,355 Americans share this first name.
Is Jolene a common name?
Jolene is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 35,809 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jolene most popular?
Jolene reached peak popularity in 1974, when 1,060 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jolene is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jolene a female name?
Jolene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jolene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jolene Smith, Jolene Johnson, Jolene 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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