girl's name
Jolyn
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,984
Jolyn is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1969, when 51 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1936.
Jolyn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 15 |
| 1940s | 93 |
| 1950s | 311 |
| 1960s | 385 |
| 1970s | 411 |
| 1980s | 306 |
| 1990s | 172 |
| 2000s | 155 |
| 2010s | 112 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 24 |
How popular is Jolyn?
In 2025, Jolyn was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jolyn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jolyn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jolyn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jolyn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jolyn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jolyn
How popular is the name Jolyn?
In 2025, Jolyn was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jolyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Jolyn is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Jolyn most popular?
Jolyn peaked in 1969, when 51 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jolyn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jolyn currently ranks #12,389 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.