# Jolene (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/jolene/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /d͡ʒoʊˈliːn/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | Joleen, Jo, Joe |
| US babies named this | 36,236 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 12 / 36,224 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 372, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A blend of the element Jo... in common anglicized forms of various Hebrew names and the ending ...lene shared by the German names Helene and Magdalene. Cognate with Charlene, Darlene, and Marlene, which were constructed in similar manner from the names Charles, darling, and Maria.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 284 | 916 |
| 2012 | 298 | 889 |
| 2013 | 277 | 919 |
| 2014 | 388 | 722 |
| 2015 | 384 | 734 |
| 2016 | 544 | 573 |
| 2017 | 691 | 460 |
| 2018 | 692 | 455 |
| 2019 | 693 | 450 |
| 2020 | 647 | 475 |
| 2021 | 687 | 455 |
| 2022 | 645 | 488 |
| 2023 | 555 | 544 |
| 2024 | 497 | 603 |
| 2025 | 423 | 666 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 7 | 4,385 |
| 1975 | 5 | 5,874 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13 | 2,025 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3,285 |
| 2013 | 9 | 2,649 |
| 2014 | 16 | 1,798 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2,328 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3,214 |
| 2017 | 15 | 1,911 |
| 2018 | 11 | 2,340 |
| 2019 | 16 | 1,782 |
| 2020 | 17 | 1,687 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2,341 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2,673 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2,063 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1,894 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2,788 |

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.