Jolena
Jolena was the 8589th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 2711th; the most babies were born in 1982 (34). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,461 places. More babies were named Jolena in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,589 girls, down 1,214 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198234 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,167babies recorded
Jolena popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,589 | 12 |
| 2020 | #7,375 | 15 |
| 2010 | #4,910 | 29 |
| 2000 | #6,967 | 15 |
| 1990 | #5,962 | 15 |
| 1980 | #3,552 | 23 |
| 1970 | #4,127 | 14 |
| 1960 | #4,943 | 8 |
| 1950 | #5,651 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jolena, counting every spelling?
Jolena 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jolena | 12 | #8,589 | 65 |
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 Jolena?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jolena (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jolena 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jolena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jolena?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Jolena are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 16 and 47. That makes Jolena 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jolena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jolena, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jolena
How popular is the name Jolena?
Jolena was the 8589th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 2711th; the most babies were born in 1982 (34). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,461 places. More babies were named Jolena in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jolena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jolena in the US.