Jolyn Girl
How popular is Jolyn?
#11,928 girl name in 2025
7 baby girls were named Jolyn in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
1,807living people named Jolyn (est.)
50median age of people named Jolyn
1,984babies named Jolyn since 1880
1 in 473,620US babies born in 2025
Jolyn popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #11,928 for girls (▲ 3360 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 7 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-30% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #10,143 in 2015, #13,448 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1969 (51 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,640 in 1952 |
| First recorded | 1936 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jolyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jolene family of names ranked #593 for girls in 2025 (#517 the year before), with 473 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Jolyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1940s | 93 | #2,353 |
| 1950s | 311 | #1,640 |
| 1960s | 385 | #1,685 |
| 1970s | 411 | #1,807 |
| 1980s | 306 | #2,369 |
| 1990s | 172 | #4,229 |
| 2000s | 155 | #5,581 |
| 2010s | 112 | #7,021 |
| 2020s | 24 | #11,928 |
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Questions
- Is Jolyn a boy or girl name?
- Jolyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jolyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Jolyn?
- 7 baby girls were named Jolyn in the US in 2025, making it the 11928th most popular girl name.
- When was Jolyn most popular?
- Jolyn peaked in 1969, when 51 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,640 in 1952.
- How many people are named Jolyn?
- 1,984 babies have been named Jolyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,807 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 50.
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.