Joelene Girl

How popular is Joelene?

#11,928 girl name in 2025

7 baby girls were named Joelene in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.

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1,017living people named Joelene (est.)
47median age of people named Joelene
1,181babies named Joelene since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025

Joelene popularity over time

02040 18801900192019401960198020002020
Rank in 2025#11,928 for girls (▼ 3490 from 2024)
Babies in 20257 girls
10-year trendSteady (-13% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#11,830 in 2015, #10,245 in 2020
Peak year1975 (37 girls)
Highest rank#2,232 in 1975
First recorded1927
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Joelene counting every spelling

Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Joelene family of names ranked #5,115 for girls in 2025 (#3,386 the year before), with 12 babies in all.

SpellingGirls in 2025Share
Joelene 7 58%
Joellen 5 42%

Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.

Joelene by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1920s11#4,193
1930s74#2,274
1940s100#2,415
1950s148#2,248
1960s132#2,937
1970s218#2,232
1980s203#2,704
1990s103#5,413
2000s78#7,311
2010s72#9,607
2020s42#8,438

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Questions

Is Joelene a boy or girl name?
Joelene is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Joelene were girls.
How popular is the name Joelene?
7 baby girls were named Joelene in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
When was Joelene most popular?
Joelene peaked in 1975, when 37 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,232 in 1975.
How many people are named Joelene?
1,181 babies have been named Joelene in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,017 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 47.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.