Given name
Joleigh
“a pretty young woman”
Joleigh is a variant of Jolie. One French interpretation is “a pretty young woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Joleigh is a variant of Jolie. One French interpretation is “a pretty young woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Joleigh is a variant of Jolie. An origin associated with Jolie is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Joleigh through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,029
- 0 boys · 1,029 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 61 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #6,214 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 19 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,214 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 38.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 61 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 766 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.
Joleigh’s family of names
Joleigh has a related form in Jolie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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