Jolee
Jolee was the 2669th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1420th with 161 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 744 places. More babies were named Jolee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Jolie) pretty (French) · French
- Rank in 2025
- #2,669 girls, down 1,055 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017161 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,897babies recorded
What does the name Jolee mean?
Jolee is a spelling of Jolie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jolie's meaning and origin.
Jolie is the French word jolie, the feminine form of joli 'pretty, nice'. The adjective comes from Old French jolif 'merry, festive', whose earlier origin is uncertain; one suggestion links it to Old Norse jól, the Yule midwinter feast. As a girls' name in the US it appears from the 1940s and is associated with the actress Angelina Jolie, whose surname is a stage name.
jolie (French, “pretty (feminine)”)jolif (Old French, “merry, festive”)
How sure is this? Well established. The meaning 'pretty' is clear; the deeper origin of Old French jolif is uncertain.
Related names: Joli, Jolee, Joely.
See also: French names, names that mean beautiful.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jolie', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'joli' (French section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Jolee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,669 | 65 |
| 2020 | #1,614 | 130 |
| 2010 | #1,866 | 109 |
| 2000 | #2,755 | 53 |
| 1990 | #5,961 | 15 |
| 1980 | #3,765 | 21 |
| 1970 | #2,215 | 36 |
| 1960 | #3,796 | 12 |
| 1950 | #3,314 | 11 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jolee, counting every spelling?
Jolee is a spelling of Jolie, a name family that ranked #842 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,669 for Jolee on its own. Together these spellings went to 313 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jolie | 243 | #1,030 | 1,579 |
| Jolee | 65 | #2,669 | 412 |
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 Jolee?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jolee (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jolee 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 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jolee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jolee?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Jolee are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 9 and 29. That makes Jolee mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Jolee by state
How common Jolee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.7×). In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jolee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jolee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jolee
What does Jolee mean?
Jolee is a spelling of Jolie, which means “pretty (French)” (French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jolee?
Jolee was the 2669th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1420th with 161 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 744 places. More babies were named Jolee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jolee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jolee in the US.
Where is Jolee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jolee was most common in Louisiana (0.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Texas.