Given name
Jola
“resembling a violet flower”
Jola is a variant of Jolan. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a violet flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jola is a variant of Jolan. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a violet flower.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jola is a variant of Jolan. An origin associated with Jolan is Greek. In Polish use, Jola is an affectionate form of Yolande. A possible origin is Germanic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Polish usage, Jola is a diminutive of Jolanta. In Czech usage, Jola is a diminutive of Jolana.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1931. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jola through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 99
- 0 boys · 99 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,977 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,977 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 340 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jola’s family of names
In Polish usage, Jola is a diminutive of Jolanta. Jola has a related form in Jolan. Jola is an affectionate form of Yolande.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Jola has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Olaequivalent
- Jolinaequivalent
- Iolaequivalent
- Yolaequivalent
- Jolitaequivalent
- Jolaneequivalent
- Joleequivalent
- Joliequivalent
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People named Jola
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