Feminine dossier · first seen 1936

Jolyn

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1969

Peak era

1969

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen X

1936Peak 19692024

Peak year

1969

Decline from peak

90.2%

2024

All-time

1,977

Jolyn is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1969, when 51 girls were named Jolyn.

In 2024, only 5 girls were given the name.

Down 90.2% from its peak.

All told, about 1,977 Americans have been named Jolyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1936.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen X

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1969

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