At a glance
- In short
- Jolean is a unique and distinctive feminine name with English origins. Pronounced as joh-LEE-an (/dʒoʊˈliən/), it is a variation of the name Jolene.
- U.S. rank 2025
- Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2017 (#14,124)
- Babies in 2017
- 6 (<0.01% of girls)
- Peak
- #3,782 in 1939
- First recorded
- 1939
Meaning of Jolean
Jolean is a feminine name with English origins. This name is a variation of the name Jolene. In the United States, Jolean has been given to baby girls since at least 1939, although its popularity has fluctuated over the years. In recent years, Jolean has been given to an average of 6 newborns per year in the US. The highest rank it achieved was in 2017 when it was ranked 14,106th in terms of occurrence. Jolean is a unique and distinctive name for parents seeking something less common for their baby girl.
How to pronounce Jolean
English
- Pronounced joh-LEE-an /dʒoʊˈliən/
Popularity of Jolean in the U.S.
Jolean was last recorded in the U.S. in 2017, ranked #14,124 with 6 babies. It peaked at #3,782 in 1939. It first appears in the records in 1939.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1939–2017 35 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | 14,124 | back (not recorded in 2015–2016) |
| 2014 | 5 | 16,513 | back (not recorded in 2012–2013) |
| 2011 | 5 | 16,764 | ▲ 228 |
| 2010 | 5 | 16,992 | ▼ 3,288 |
| 2009 | 7 | 13,704 | back (not recorded in 2008) |
| 2007 | 6 | 15,491 | ▼ 1,885 |
| 2006 | 7 | 13,606 | back (not recorded in 2004–2005) |
| 2003 | 6 | 13,844 | ▼ 2,736 |
| 2002 | 8 | 11,108 | back (not recorded in 1991–2001) |
| 1990 | 5 | 12,958 | ▼ 596 |
| 1989 | 5 | 12,362 | ▼ 3,118 |
| 1988 | 7 | 9,244 | ▼ 466 |
| 1987 | 7 | 8,778 | back (not recorded in 1986) |
| 1985 | 6 | 9,307 | ▼ 1,909 |
| 1984 | 8 | 7,398 | ▲ 2,877 |
| 1983 | 5 | 10,275 | ▼ 5,066 |
| 1982 | 13 | 5,209 | ▲ 1,114 |
| 1981 | 10 | 6,323 | ▼ 1,806 |
| 1980 | 16 | 4,517 | ▲ 575 |
| 1979 | 13 | 5,092 | ▲ 2,557 |
| 1978 | 7 | 7,649 | ▼ 3,414 |
| 1977 | 16 | 4,235 | ▲ 128 |
| 1976 | 14 | 4,363 | ▲ 1,153 |
| 1975 | 10 | 5,516 | ▲ 3,259 |
| 1974 | 5 | 8,775 | back (not recorded in 1963–1973) |
| 1962 | 5 | 6,578 | ▼ 727 |
| 1961 | 6 | 5,851 | back (not recorded in 1959–1960) |
| 1958 | 5 | 6,103 | ▼ 726 |
| 1957 | 6 | 5,377 | ▲ 575 |
| 1956 | 5 | 5,952 | back (not recorded in 1955) |
| 1954 | 5 | 5,753 | back (not recorded in 1952–1953) |
| 1951 | 7 | 4,385 | back (not recorded in 1944–1950) |
| 1943 | 5 | 4,691 | back (not recorded in 1942) |
| 1941 | 5 | 4,420 | back (not recorded in 1940) |
| 1939 | 6 | 3,782 | new |