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Jolene

“Modern coinage — blend of Jo and the suffix -lene” — Modern coinage origin

Girl's name · #666 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Jolene has appeared in US records since 1918 — best rank #245 (1974) · 36,224 babies named Jolene all-time · 1 in 3,800 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 3,500 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 9,400 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jolenes

• Jolene Marie Rotinsulu — Indonesian beauty pageant winner
• Jolene Blalock — Actress and model
• Jolene Purdy — American actress
• Jolene Anderson — basketball player
• Jolene Unsoeld — American politician

In stories & tradition

• Jolene Oakes — Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

What Jolenes become

Among 37 notable people named Jolene:

No single standout — notable Jolenes spread across many fields.

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