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Jolene

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Jolene: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Jolene: Recorded since 1975, its highest recorded position is #75, and it stood at #2,788 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #869 to #3533.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#869#3533
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#869
1997#1287
1998#1571
1999#1473
2000#1475
2001#1728
2002#1928
2003#1269
2004#1952
2005#1406
2006#1502
2007#1965
2008#2150
2009#2019
2010#3533
2011#2025
2012#3285
2013#2649
2014#1798
2015#2328
2016#3214
2017#1911
2018#2340
2019#1782
2020#1687
2021#2341
2022#2673
2023#2063
2024#1894
2025#2788

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 25 of the 48 years from 1976 to 2023.

In 2023: #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2063 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1975–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1975

    First recorded at #75 among girls in New Zealand in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1975–1979

    Highest recorded position: #75 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1975–1979).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1975 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #75 in New Zealand in 1975.

Jolene's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#27889HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#189415HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#206313HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#26739HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#234111HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#168717HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#178216HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#234011HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#191115HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#32147HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#232811HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#179816HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#26499HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#32857HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#202513HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#35336HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#201912HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#215011HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#196512HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#150216HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#140616HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#195210HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#126917HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#19289HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#172810HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#147512HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#147312HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#157111HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#128714HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#86925HighVerified
1979New Zealandfemale#7868HighVerified
1978New Zealandfemale#9651HighVerified
1977New Zealandfemale#8264HighVerified
1976New Zealandfemale#10055HighVerified
1975New Zealandfemale#7575HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2844HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#2525HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#3443HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#2715HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#8563HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#7474HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#7524HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#7584HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#6354HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#6893HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#6553HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#4964HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#3109HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#3507HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#4095HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#3776HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#4424HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#4175HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#4225HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#4564HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#3896HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#5293HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#3996HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#31111HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#4205HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#3886HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#4295HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#4973HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Jolene is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Jolene, between 1975 and 2025, in 47 of those 51 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
New Zealand1975–19795#75 in 1975
Republic of Ireland1976–202325#310 in 1995
England and Wales1996–202530#869 in 1996
Northern Ireland1997–20034#252 in 2002

Its high point came 27 years earlier in New Zealand (1975) than in Northern Ireland (2002).

No registrar recorded it for 3 years after 1990; it appears again in 1994.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1975 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #75 in New Zealand in 1975. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.