A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Jolene
twangy · resolute · seventies
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenFormed in the United States by attaching the midcentury suffix -lene to Jo. It first surfaced in American records in 1918 as an informal double name before gaining standalone recognition. A single country chart-topper in late 1973 permanently sealed its place in the national vocabulary.
Also answers toJo, Jojo
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1918–2025
SSA Data 1918 peak: 1,060 souls, A.D. 1974 2025
2025: 423 born, rising ↑
Estimated Age
42 yrs
Most Jolenes were born around 1974 — once maintained a CD binder with real conviction.
Peak Reign
1974
№245 that year
Generation
Gen X, 26%
then Boomer 22% · Gen Alpha 22%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈36K ever born · now rising
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Jolene grew up with
SSA Datamood rings·Schoolhouse Rock·Pong
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Jolene peaked in 1974.
Estimated average age: 42.
What people think
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Jolene sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenA Jolene rarely escapes being sung to in public at least once a decade. The name carries the distinct texture of mid-1970s radio, peaking in 1974 at rank 245. Today, it presents an unusual demographic split between middle-aged women and toddlers whose parents collect vinyl records. It reads as direct, unbothered, and entirely immune to trendiness.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The record spiked directly to its historical summit in 1974, when approximately one thousand infants received the name.
Field Note 02
Gen Alpha already claims twenty-two percent of all living holders, matching the baby boom share almost precisely.
Field Note 03
With roughly thirty-six thousand bearers in total American history, the name is far less common than its name recognition implies.
Notable Jolenes
AI-WrittenJolene Blalockactor, b. 1975
Jolene Brandactor, b. 1934
Jolene Unsoeldpolitician, b. 1931
Jolene Watanabetennis player, b. 1968
Ephemera — If Jolene were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Knoxville, Tennessee
Color
Faded denim
Job
Park ranger
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