Jolene
Jolene is a distinctive choice, ranked #2788 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Jolene in their class.
About the Name Jolene
Jolene has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 208 places in five years. It was most popular in 1996 at #869 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jolene is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Jolene in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #607, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Jolene
- Jolene Bird — Jolene Bird is a Kewa lapidary artist and jeweler from Santo Domingo Pueblo.
- Jolene Rickard — Jolene Rickard, born 1956, citizen of the Tuscarora Nation, Turtle clan, is an artist, curator, and visual historian at Cornell University, specializing in Indigenous peoples issues.
- Jolene Siana — Jolene Marie Siana is an American author of Go Ask Ogre: Letters from a Deathrock Cutter, published by Process Media.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jolene
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jolene
Almost certainly the only Jolene in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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Famous People Named Jolene
Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia