How Many People Are Named Jolyn?
An estimated 1,689 people in the United States have the first name Jolyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Jolyn peaked in popularity in 1969 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jolyn 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 Jolyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,689
About 1 in 202,933 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1969
51 births
Total Registered
1,977
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jolyn
Jolyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,977 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jolyn as a female name
Ranked #16,308 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 1969 (51 births)
Jolyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jolyn span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 411 babies were registered. Jolyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jolyn by Decade
How has Jolyn 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.
Jolyn by State
Birth registrations for Jolyn span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Utah, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Pennsylvania, Illinois. On average, about 19 Jolyns were registered per state.
Jolyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jolyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Jolyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jolyn?
We estimate approximately 1,689 people named Jolyn 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 202,933 Americans share this first name.
Is Jolyn a common name?
Jolyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,977 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jolyn most popular?
Jolyn reached peak popularity in 1969, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jolyn is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jolyn a female name?
Jolyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jolyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jolyn Smith, Jolyn Johnson, Jolyn 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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