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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Joline

Joline was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 892nd with 68 babies. More babies were named Joline in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Meaning (as Jolene) modern blend of Jo- and -lene · American English

Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
192868 babies
Total since 1880
2,136babies recorded

What does the name Joline mean?

Joline is a spelling of Jolene, pronounced the same way, so it shares Jolene's meaning and origin.

Jolene is a 20th-century American coinage. Wiktionary explains it as the Jo- that begins names like Joanne, Josephine and Joseph, plus the -lene ending of Helene and Marlene. It belongs to the same family as Charlene and Darlene, built the same way. The name has no older meaning of its own; any meaning comes only through Jo- names such as Joanne ("God is gracious"). US records show it in use as a girls' name from the 1910s.

Jo- (English, “from names such as Joanne, Josephine”)-lene (English, “name ending, as in Marlene, Helene”)

How sure is this? Probable. A coinage from name elements, not a word; 'meaning' is only what the elements suggest.

Related names: Joleen, Jolean, Jolie, Jo.

See also: American names.

Sources for this meaning

Joline popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#14,2026
2010#12,8308
2000#9,49210
1990#5,15618
1980#2,36541
1970#4,60712
1960#1,96134
1950#1,88426
1940#2,24314
1930#1,63424
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Joline, counting every spelling?

Joline is a spelling of Jolene, a name family that ranked #601 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together. Together these spellings went to 494 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025
Jolene423#6662,807
Jolyne26#5,032151
Joleen21#5,811127
Jolynn17#6,668117

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 old are people named Joline?

About 1,600 people born in the US named Joline are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 36 and 67. That makes Joline mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Joline by state

How common Joline was among girls born in each state in 1926–1930, around its peak. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesPA0.02New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesWV0.06Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Joline, girls, 1926–1930. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Joline: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Joline, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Joline

What does Joline mean?

Joline is a spelling of Jolene, which means “modern blend of Jo- and -lene” (American English origin). Certainty: probable.

How popular is the name Joline?

Joline was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1928, when it ranked 892nd with 68 babies. More babies were named Joline in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Joline a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Joline in the US.

Where was Joline most popular?

In 1926–1930, Joline was most common in West Virginia (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Pennsylvania.