Jolene
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- jo-LEEN
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #666 for girls
Jolene is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 666th for girls in the US (423 babies).
What does Jolene mean?
Modern: modern American name, from Jo with the ending -lene
Made famous by Dolly Parton's 1973 song Jolene.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jolene a girl's or a boy's name?
Jolene is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 423 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jolene in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,856th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Jolene, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 29 girls.
Half of all the girls named Jolene in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,786th in England and Wales.
Jolene in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 13 | #2,185 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 12 | #2,325 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 2017 | 15 | #2,011 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 12 | #2,328 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 14 | #2,032 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 12 | #2,156 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 21 | #1,319 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,382 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 22 | #1,125 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,333 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,542 |
| 2000 | 15 | #1,348 |
| 1999 | 17 | #1,243 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,694 |
| 1997 | 23 | #995 |
| 1996 | 29 | #837 |
How popular is Jolene in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 666th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 423 about 1 in 3,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 423 girls in the US were named Jolene, making it the 666th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 475th. Its busiest year was 1974, with 1,053 girls. It first appears in the records in 1918.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Jolene than any year since 2015.
Half of all the girls named Jolene in the US since 1880 were born between 1961 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jolene in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 423 | #666 |
| 2024 | 497 | #603 |
| 2023 | 555 | #544 |
| 2022 | 645 | #486 |
| 2021 | 687 | #455 |
| 2020 | 647 | #475 |
| 2019 | 693 | #450 |
| 2018 | 692 | #455 |
| 2017 | 691 | #460 |
| 2016 | 544 | #571 |
| 2015 | 384 | #734 |
| 2014 | 388 | #722 |
| 2013 | 277 | #918 |
| 2012 | 298 | #887 |
| 2011 | 284 | #915 |
| 2010 | 263 | #969 |
| 2009 | 239 | #1,068 |
| 2008 | 228 | #1,130 |
| 2007 | 194 | #1,269 |
| 2006 | 204 | #1,188 |
| 2005 | 193 | #1,189 |
| 2004 | 222 | #1,043 |
| 2003 | 186 | #1,159 |
| 2002 | 181 | #1,143 |
| 2001 | 170 | #1,199 |
| 2000 | 149 | #1,289 |
| 1999 | 129 | #1,369 |
| 1998 | 147 | #1,234 |
| 1997 | 160 | #1,153 |
| 1996 | 154 | #1,174 |
| 1995 | 159 | #1,110 |
| 1994 | 162 | #1,103 |
| 1993 | 208 | #917 |
| 1992 | 176 | #1,044 |
| 1991 | 235 | #848 |
| 1990 | 254 | #792 |
| 1989 | 274 | #720 |
| 1988 | 389 | #556 |
| 1987 | 355 | #563 |
| 1986 | 368 | #553 |
| 1985 | 447 | #471 |
| 1984 | 545 | #395 |
| 1983 | 673 | #342 |
| 1982 | 768 | #316 |
| 1981 | 756 | #315 |
| 1980 | 718 | #337 |
| 1979 | 567 | #387 |
| 1978 | 632 | #342 |
| 1977 | 739 | #320 |
| 1976 | 766 | #301 |
| 1975 | 998 | #248 |
| 1974 | 1,053 | #245 |
| 1973 | 293 | #561 |
| 1972 | 266 | #599 |
| 1971 | 321 | #557 |
| 1970 | 383 | #512 |
| 1969 | 364 | #512 |
| 1968 | 381 | #496 |
| 1967 | 388 | #481 |
| 1966 | 436 | #447 |
| 1965 | 451 | #447 |
| 1964 | 479 | #445 |
| 1963 | 533 | #419 |
| 1962 | 585 | #393 |
| 1961 | 650 | #378 |
| 1960 | 522 | #427 |
| 1959 | 573 | #395 |
| 1958 | 628 | #364 |
| 1957 | 609 | #368 |
| 1956 | 492 | #407 |
| 1955 | 531 | #381 |
| 1954 | 491 | #388 |
| 1953 | 376 | #442 |
| 1952 | 378 | #440 |
| 1951 | 390 | #423 |
| 1950 | 352 | #428 |
| 1949 | 310 | #453 |
| 1948 | 284 | #474 |
| 1947 | 302 | #472 |
| 1946 | 250 | #492 |
| 1945 | 194 | #526 |
| 1944 | 204 | #504 |
| 1943 | 180 | #563 |
| 1942 | 223 | #499 |
| 1941 | 214 | #478 |
| 1940 | 186 | #507 |
| 1939 | 184 | #492 |
| 1938 | 160 | #537 |
| 1937 | 137 | #575 |
| 1936 | 83 | #728 |
| 1935 | 93 | #693 |
| 1934 | 86 | #717 |
| 1933 | 84 | #709 |
| 1932 | 70 | #816 |
| 1931 | 53 | #953 |
| 1930 | 49 | #1,052 |
| 1929 | 58 | #941 |
| 1928 | 56 | #994 |
| 1927 | 25 | #1,668 |
| 1926 | 28 | #1,540 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,377 |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,408 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,375 |
| 1922 | 7 | #4,009 |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,021 |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,339 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,815 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,867 |
Nicknames for Jolene
Names like Jolene
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine, Robyn, Daphne, Charlotte, Michelle, Celine, Marnie, Holly, Janelle, Zoe, Jessica, Nicole
Names related to Jolene
Joleen, Jolin, Jaylene, Jailene, Jolyne, Jolena, Joelene, Joellen
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jolene: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jolene, updated 20 October 2026.