Jolie

Jolie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pretty, cheerful”
Origin: French
Say it: zhoh-LEE · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From French joli/jolie meaning 'pretty' or 'attractive'; the feminine form is jolie. It is also used as a given name in English-speaking countries.

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How popular is Jolie?

202488.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Jolie in 2024293

2024 rank#903 girls

Peak year2008

Total US babies since 188013,855

Jolie has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Jolie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French
Madelineof Magdala · French
Carolinefree woman · French
Allisonnoble kind · French

Jolie questions

What does the name Jolie mean?

Jolie means "pretty, cheerful". It comes from French. From French joli/jolie meaning 'pretty' or 'attractive'; the feminine form is jolie. It is also used as a given name in English-speaking countries.

Is Jolie a boy or girl name?

Jolie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jolie?

293 US babies were named Jolie in 2024. Its peak year was 2008.

How do you pronounce Jolie?

Jolie is usually pronounced zhoh-LEE.

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.