Given name

Jolleen

“God will add”

Jolleen is a variant of Jolene. In English use, Jolene carries the interpretation “God will add.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Jolleen 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 1951. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Jolleen through the years

Babies since 1880
137
0 boys · 137 girls
Most popular year
1975
10 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
024681960198020002025Highest share 19750.0
Jolleen in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1951–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 201 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.

Jolleen’s family of names

Jolleen has a related form in Jolene.

Walk Jolleen’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Jolleen, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

 

Joleen

“God will add”

23RareEasing

>99% girls

Hebrew

Jodi

Jodi is a feminine given name from French.

30RareSteady

12% boys · 88% girls

 

Janell

21RareEasing

>99% girls

Hebrew

Jodie

Jodie is a feminine given name from French.

32RareSteady

14% boys · 86% girls

 

Jenifer

“one who is fair; a beautiful girl”

20RareEasing

>99% girls

German

Gretchen

“resembling a pearl”

27RareCooling

>99% girls

 

Josette

“God will add”

40UncommonRising fast

>99% girls

 

Jenny

“of the race of women; the white wave” · “one who is fair; a beautiful girl”

43UncommonEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Jolleen’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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