Jolene has been given to about 36,236 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1974, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Jolene ranks 666th among American girls in 2025, with 423 born that year. Its best year was 1974, when 1,060 babies were given the name, ranking 245th. The typical living American called Jolene is about 46 years old today. It is relatively most common in West Virginia, where it accounts for 0.07% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.