Jolie
Jolie was the 1030th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 243 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 564th with 546 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 277 places. More babies were named Jolie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning pretty (French) · French
Say it zhoh-LEE /ʒoʊˈli/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,030 girls, down 314 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 243girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2008546 babies
- Total since 1880
- 14,099babies recorded
What does the name Jolie mean?
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)
Jolie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,030 | 243 |
| 2020 | #716 | 389 |
| 2010 | #702 | 407 |
| 2000 | #820 | 276 |
| 1990 | #1,960 | 70 |
| 1980 | #1,346 | 94 |
| 1970 | #790 | 177 |
| 1960 | #1,663 | 46 |
| 1950 | #1,883 | 26 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jolie, counting every spelling?
Jolie is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #842 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,030 for Jolie 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 Jolie?
243 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jolie (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jolie 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 35 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jolie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jolie?
About 13,700 people born in the US named Jolie are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 10 and 28. That makes Jolie 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.
Jolie by state
How common Jolie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (7.2×), Oklahoma (1.9×), New York (1.6×). In 19 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 Jolie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jolie, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jolie · Sibling names for Jolie
Questions about the name Jolie
What does Jolie mean?
Jolie means “pretty (French)” (French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jolie?
Jolie was the 1030th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 243 babies. Its best year was 2008, when it ranked 564th with 546 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 277 places. More babies were named Jolie in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Jolie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jolie in the US.
Where is Jolie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jolie was most common in Louisiana (1.41 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and New York.