Jolen

A unisex name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 8 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Jolen by the numbers

Jolen was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 10 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.

What we can tell you about Jolen

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Jolen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Jolin17 in the US (2017)
  • Jolan10 in the US (2017)
  • Joen6 in the US (2017)
  • Julesyouthful; a form of Julius200 in the US (2017)
  • Joanngod is gracious; a form of Joanna75 in the US (2017)
  • Joslinjoyous; cheerful; a diminutive of jocelyn22 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Jolen

Names that are said the same way as Jolen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Jolenegod is gracious; blend of Jo- with -lene, a feminine form of John687 in the US (2017)
  • Jolynn40 in the US (2017)
  • Joleen25 in the US (2017)
  • Jolyn10 in the US (2017)
  • Joline8 in the US (2017)
  • Joylyn8 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Jolen

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