Is Jolena a boy or girl name?

Jolena is a girl’s name. Of the 1,167 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Jolena

Recorded 1949–2025 · United States

Jolena was most popular in 1982, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,232 that year. In 2025 it ranked #14,309, with 12 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,167 people named Jolena.

Jolena over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jolena’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jolena a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jolena is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,167 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org