Feminine dossier · first seen 1918

Jolene

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jolene
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1974

Peak rank proxy

1,053

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1918Peak 19742024

Peak year

1974

Decline from peak

53.2%

2024

493

All-time

35,797

Jolene has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1974, when 1,053 girls were named Jolene.

In 2024, only 493 girls were given the name.

Down 53.2% from its peak.

All told, about 35,797 Americans have been named Jolene and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1918.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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