Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Jolee

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,669 Trend ↓ Falling 42%
Rank 2025
#2,669
among girls · ↓270 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
65
named Jolee · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,727
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
161 babies
All-time total
3,897
#3,041 all-time among girls
First recorded
1939
in Social Security records

Jolee popularity over time

3,897 babies have been named Jolee since 1939, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2017Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s 5 1 – #4,563
1940s 31 3 +520% #3,492
1950s 143 14 +361% #2,445
1960s 195 20 +36% #2,073
1970s 266 27 +36% #2,084
1980s 215 22 -19% #3,364
1990s 276 28 +28% #2,899
2000s 1,017 102 +268% #1,634
2010s 1,207 121 +19% #1,420
2020s (to 2025) 542 90 -25% #1,614

Where Jolee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 59 0.04 outside top 500
2027 55 0.03 outside top 500
2028 52 0.03 outside top 500
2029 49 0.03 outside top 500
2030 47 0.03 outside top 500

Where Jolee is most popular

Girls named Jolee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.051 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Tennessee, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Jolee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 16 0.183 +260%
Tennessee 17 0.107 +111%
Texas 69 0.086 +69%
Ohio 13 0.055 +8%
Missouri 5 0.041 -18%
Indiana 5 0.036 -30%
Florida 15 0.035 -31%
Pennsylvania 5 0.021 -58%
California 10 0.012 -77%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jolee

Jolee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,669 in 2025 with 65 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1939, 3,897 American babies have been named Jolee. Its peak came in 2017, when 161 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jolee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jolee?

The median living Jolee is about 17 years old; half are between 8 and 28. An estimated 3,800 people named Jolee are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jolee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 65 #2,669
2024 76 #2,399
2023 82 #2,262
2022 91 #2,115
2021 98 #1,985
2020 130 #1,614
2019 132 #1,610
2018 138 #1,572
2017 161 #1,420
2016 137 #1,608
2015 105 #1,925
2014 95 #2,062
2013 94 #2,058
2012 125 #1,687
2011 111 #1,822
2010 109 #1,866
2009 122 #1,781
2008 127 #1,749
2007 116 #1,833
2006 130 #1,634
2005 117 #1,695
2004 106 #1,800
2003 73 #2,308
2002 90 #1,958
2001 83 #2,038
2000 53 #2,755
1995 18 #5,302
1990 15 #5,961
1985 19 #4,196
1980 21 #3,765
1975 20 #3,436
1970 36 #2,215
1965 11 #4,053
1960 12 #3,796
1955 16 #2,894
1950 11 #3,314
1945 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jolee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jolee?

The median living Jolee is about 17 years old. Half of all living Jolees are between 8 and 28 years old.

How many people named Jolee are alive today?

An estimated 3,800 people named Jolee are alive in the United States, based on 3,897 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jolee in 2025?

Jolee ranked #2,669 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 65 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jolee?

3,897 babies have been named Jolee in the United States since 1939, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jolee most popular?

Jolee peaked in 2017, when 161 newborns received the name.

Is Jolee a boy or girl name?

Jolee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jolee rising or falling?

Jolee is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jolee become more popular?

Jolee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 47 girls named Jolee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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