Jolene: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern form based on Jo plus -lene”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- joh-LEEN · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Generally treated as a modern American coinage, likely built from the Jo- element with the popular suffix -lene. It is not a traditional older form with a single agreed etymology.
How popular is Jolene?
Babies named Jolene in 2024493
2024 rank#608 girls
Peak year1974
Total US babies since 188035,809
Jolene is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Jolene
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Joleenmodern blend of Jo and -leen · American (modern coinage)
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
Jolene questions
What does the name Jolene mean?
Jolene means "modern form based on Jo plus -lene". It comes from American (modern coinage). Generally treated as a modern American coinage, likely built from the Jo- element with the popular suffix -lene. It is not a traditional older form with a single agreed etymology.
Is Jolene a boy or girl name?
Jolene is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Jolene?
493 US babies were named Jolene in 2024. Its peak year was 1974.
How do you pronounce Jolene?
Jolene is usually pronounced joh-LEEN.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.