Joelene
Joelene was the 12487th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 2252nd with 37 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 137 places. More babies were named Joelene in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,487 girls, down 1,836 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197537 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,181babies recorded
Joelene popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,487 | 7 |
| 2020 | #10,651 | 9 |
| 2010 | #10,085 | 11 |
| 2000 | #8,255 | 12 |
| 1990 | #7,539 | 11 |
| 1980 | #4,827 | 15 |
| 1970 | #3,934 | 15 |
| 1960 | #3,790 | 12 |
| 1950 | #2,485 | 17 |
| 1940 | #4,085 | 6 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Joelene, counting every spelling?
Joelene is the most common spelling of a name family that had 12 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 12 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joelene | 7 | #12,487 | 33 |
| Joellen | 5 | #15,970 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Joelene?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Joelene (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Joelene born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Joelene.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Joelene?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Joelene are alive today, with a median age of 47; half are between 33 and 61. That makes Joelene mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Joelene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joelene, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Joelene
How popular is the name Joelene?
Joelene was the 12487th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 2252nd with 37 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 137 places. More babies were named Joelene in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Joelene a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Joelene in the US.