Given name & surname
Jolin
“from the valley of dead oak trees”
Jolin is a variant of Jolon. One Native American interpretation is “from the valley of dead oak trees.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jolin is a variant of Jolon. One Native American interpretation is “from the valley of dead oak trees.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jolin is a variant of Jolon. An origin associated with Jolon is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jolin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 472
- 47 boys · 425 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 31 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −63%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 30 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 596 as a first name in 2020; 1,194 as a surname 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 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Jolin
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