Jolin
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- joh-LEEN
- Origin
- Modern
Jolin is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jolin mean?
Modern: spelling of Joleen, itself a variant of Jolene, Jo + -lene
A variant of Jolene, a 20th-century American coinage made famous by Dolly Parton's 1973 song.
Meaning borrowed from Joleen.
Is Jolin a girl's or a boy's name?
Jolin is a girls' name.
How popular is Jolin in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 30 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Jolin in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jolin in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | #9,541 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 20 | #6,252 |
| 2012 | 18 | #6,868 |
| 2011 | 20 | #6,332 |
| 2010 | 20 | #6,380 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4,880 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 28 | #4,952 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 21 | #5,740 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10,240 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #8,755 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 11 | #5,010 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 6 | #6,615 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
Nicknames for Jolin
Names like Jolin
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jazlyn Gracelynn Jordyn Miley Jovie Jayla Jayleen Peyton Haven Jazlin Ellie Addison
Names related to Jolin
More Modern names
Jayden Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from 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, “Jolin: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jolin, updated 20 October 2026.