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Jolyon

Boy · Latin

Jolyon is a boys' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Jolyon mean?

Latin

A male given name from Latin, in quiet use since the 1920s.

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is Jolyon a girl's or a boy's name?

Jolyon is a boys' name.

How popular is Jolyon in the UK?

No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 20 boys.

Half of all the boys named Jolyon in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

1996Busiest: 20 in 20032024
Jolyon in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20243#5,198
20230–
20220–
20215#3,614
20204#4,025
20196#3,184
20184#4,169
20179#2,461
20163#5,015
20154#4,086
20145#3,529
20133#4,884
20125#3,572
20116#3,038
20104#4,026
20097#2,679
20089#2,212
20077#2,554
200615#1,423
200515#1,384
200416#1,239
200320#1,010
200218#1,030
20010–
20006#1,977
199910#1,352
19984#2,531
19975#2,109
19967#1,652

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