Given name
Jolena
“God will add”
Jolena is a variant of Jolene. In English use, Jolene carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jolena is a variant of Jolene. In English use, Jolene carries the interpretation “God will add.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jolena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,167
- 0 boys · 1,167 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 34 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,589 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,589 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 33.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 34 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 959 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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