Joline
A feminine name of French origin meaning "violet flower".
Name Census estimates that about 1,474 living Americans carry the first name Joline. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Joline today is around 49 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Joline births was 1928 (68 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Joline. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Joline with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 232,533 Americans
Peak year
1928
68 babies that year
Average age
49
years old
2024 SSA rank
#16,307
Tracked since 1918
Census
Joline in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,705 people with the first name Joline, which placed it at #8,499 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,499
National first-name rank
People counted
1.7K
1,705 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.6
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
70.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Joline
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Joline is White at 70.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (10.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Joline described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Joline at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White70.8% · 1,207
- Hispanic or Latino10.7% · 182
- Asian and Pacific Islander7.7% · 131
- Black or African American6.0% · 102
- Two or more races3.6% · 61
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 22
Popularity
Joline: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Joline from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 313 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1950s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Joline by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Joline during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jolines live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. Maine, California, New York recorded the most babies named Joline, while Minnesota, Kentucky, West Virginia recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 55 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Joline
The name Joline is believed to have its roots in the French language, originating in the late Middle Ages. It is a feminine form derived from the masculine name Jolin, which itself is a variation of the French name Jolien.
Jolin and Jolien can be traced back to the Old French name Julien, which was a French form of the Latin name Julianus. Julianus was derived from the Roman family name Julius, ultimately stemming from the Greek name Ioúlios.
The name Joline gained popularity in France during the Renaissance period, particularly in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was often associated with nobility and upper-class families, as many aristocratic households favored French names for their children.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Joline can be found in the 16th-century French novel "L'Astrée" by Honoré d'Urfé, where a character bears this name. This literary work played a significant role in popularizing the name among French society.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Joline. One example is Joline Blau (1909-1988), an American artist and illustrator known for her work in children's books and magazines. Another figure is Joline Godfrey (1887-1978), a Canadian novelist and poet who wrote extensively about the experiences of women in rural Canada.
In the realm of music, Joline Huscher (born 1946) is a renowned American mezzo-soprano who has performed with major opera companies and orchestras worldwide. Additionally, Joline Idrissi (born 1972) is a Dutch-Moroccan singer and songwriter who has released several successful albums in the Netherlands.
The name Joline has also been present in the world of sports, with Joline Höstman (born 1988) being a Swedish tennis player who has represented her country in various international competitions.
While the name Joline has French origins, it has been adopted and embraced in various cultures and languages over the centuries, with each region adding its unique cultural influences and variations to the name's pronunciation and spelling.
People
Joline + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Joline as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Joline: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Joline?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,474 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Joline going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 232,533 US residents.
Is Joline a common name?
We classify Joline as "Rare". It ranks above 92.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,136 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Joline most popular?
The single biggest year for Joline was 1928, when 68 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Joline is about 49 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Joline in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,705 people with the name Joline, or 0.56 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,499 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Joline in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Joline?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Joline appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,709 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Joline?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Joline is White at 70.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (10.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (7.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Joline most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Joline in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.8% (1,207 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Joline in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Joline a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Joline in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Joline still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Joline in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Joline can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Joline?
Want to know how many Americans are named Joline? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.