Is Jolyn a boy or girl name?

Jolyn is a girl’s name. Of the 1,984 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Jolyn

Recorded 1936–2025 · United States

Jolyn was most popular in 1969, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,670 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,984 people named Jolyn.

Jolyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jolyn’s peak in 1969. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jolyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jolyn is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,984 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.

Names that peaked alongside Jolyn

Where Jolyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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