Given name & surname
Jolon
“from the valley of dead oak trees”
Jolon is used as a given name and a surname. One Native American interpretation is “from the valley of dead oak trees.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “from the valley of dead oak trees.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jolon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 91
- 91 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 177 as a first name in 2020; 187 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.
Jolon’s family of names
Jolon has a related form in Jolyn. Jolon has a related form in Jolan. Jolon has a related form in Jolin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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