Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2008

Jolie

Meaning From French joli (feminine jolie) Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,030 Trend ↓ Falling 29%

From French joli (feminine jolie).

Rank 2025
#1,030
among girls · ↓128 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
243
named Jolie · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,614
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
546 babies
All-time total
14,099
#1,341 all-time among girls
First recorded
1947
in Social Security records

Jolie popularity over time

14,099 babies have been named Jolie since 1947, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2008Girls

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 – – – –
1940s 22 2 – #3,719
1950s 339 34 +1441% #1,505
1960s 741 74 +119% #797
1970s 1,286 129 +74% #790
1980s 714 71 -44% #1,330
1990s 804 80 +13% #1,241
2000s 4,324 432 +438% #564
2010s 3,901 390 -10% #671
2020s (to 2025) 1,968 328 -16% #716

Where Jolie 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 230 0.14 outside top 500
2027 219 0.14 outside top 500
2028 210 0.13 outside top 500
2029 203 0.13 outside top 500
2030 197 0.12 outside top 500

Where Jolie is most popular

Girls named Jolie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.195 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New York.

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 Jolie 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 123 1.41 +622%
Oklahoma 28 0.380 +95%
New York 120 0.303 +56%
Georgia 64 0.282 +45%
Iowa 15 0.257 +32%
Florida 106 0.248 +27%
Kansas 14 0.243 +25%
Michigan 43 0.236 +21%
California 190 0.226 +16%
Texas 176 0.219 +12%
New Jersey 36 0.199 ≈ national
Ohio 47 0.198 ≈ national
Minnesota 21 0.195 ≈ national
Virginia 32 0.188 ≈ national
North Carolina 41 0.180 -7%
Massachusetts 21 0.174 -11%
Arkansas 9 0.170 -13%
Wisconsin 17 0.165 -15%
Arizona 23 0.164 -16%
Indiana 22 0.157 -19%
Tennessee 24 0.151 -22%
Mississippi 7 0.150 -23%
Connecticut 8 0.138 -29%
Illinois 30 0.131 -33%
Pennsylvania 26 0.110 -44%
Missouri 13 0.108 -45%
Oregon 5 0.077 -61%
Maryland 7 0.066 -66%
Alabama 6 0.064 -67%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -70%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -71%
Colorado 5 0.045 -77%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Jolie

Jolie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,030 in 2025 with 243 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1947, 14,099 American babies have been named Jolie. Its peak came in 2008, when 546 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Jolie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jolie?

The median living Jolie is about 18 years old; half are between 9 and 27. An estimated 14 thousand people named Jolie are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Jolie year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 243 #1,030
2024 294 #902
2023 295 #905
2022 358 #790
2021 389 #735
2020 389 #716
2019 401 #712
2018 415 #702
2017 438 #671
2016 433 #677
2015 376 #753
2014 355 #792
2013 353 #772
2012 354 #776
2011 369 #749
2010 407 #702
2009 434 #672
2008 546 #564
2007 520 #579
2006 477 #613
2005 457 #618
2004 440 #621
2003 377 #692
2002 412 #620
2001 385 #655
2000 276 #820
1995 57 #2,320
1990 70 #1,960
1985 54 #2,005
1980 94 #1,346
1975 120 #1,009
1970 177 #790
1965 48 #1,628
1960 46 #1,663
1955 35 #1,782
1950 26 #1,883
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Jolie?

The median living Jolie is about 18 years old. Half of all living Jolies are between 9 and 27 years old.

How many people named Jolie are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Jolie are alive in the United States, based on 14,099 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jolie mean?

From French joli (feminine jolie).

How popular is the name Jolie in 2025?

Jolie ranked #1,030 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 243 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jolie?

14,099 babies have been named Jolie in the United States since 1947, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jolie most popular?

Jolie peaked in 2008, when 546 newborns received the name.

Is Jolie a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Jolie rising or falling?

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

Will Jolie become more popular?

Jolie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 197 girls named Jolie 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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