Girl
Jolene
The name Jolene carries the meaning "Modern coinage". It found its footing in the 1970s and has not drifted far since. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. It has appeared in U.S. birth records in nearly every decade since 1900, a genuinely long run.
EtymologyModern coinage
EtymologyBlend related to Jo, short for Joanna – "God is gracious"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
14
1920s
226
1930s
1,000
1940s
2,346
1950s
4,818
1960s
4,789
1970s
6,030
1980s
5,297
1990s
1,781
2000s
1,963
2010s
3,118
Peaked in the 1970s · 31,382 total U.S. births since 1900