Fun Facts About the Name Joelene
- More than 1 thousand babies named Joelene: U.S. records list 1,181 babies given the name Joelene from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Joelene Mean?
Joelene is a feminine name formed from the Hebrew name Joel, or from its French feminine form Joëlle, with the ending -ene (as in Charlene and Marlene). Joel goes back to biblical Hebrew Yo'el (יוֹאֵל), a compound of Yo, a shortened form of the divine name, and El, the Hebrew word for "God"; taken literally, the sense is "Yahweh is God." Hebrew also has the feminine form Yo'ela. In French the paired forms Joël (masculine) and Joëlle (feminine) are both long established, and Joelle has been used in English-speaking countries as well. The meaning above follows the Joel/Joelle derivation; see the history for a competing explanation.
Joelene Name History & Origins
Joel is the name of a prophet in the Hebrew Bible, the author of the Book of Joel, and it is also borne by several minor figures in the books of Samuel, Chronicles, and Ezra. Through Greek Ioel and Latin Iohel, the name passed into European languages, and French developed the paired forms Joël and Joëlle. The ending -ene is shared by a set of English feminine names, among them Charlene, Darlene, and Marlene, and Joelene fits that pattern as a feminine elaboration of Joel or Joelle.
The similar name Jolene is usually explained differently, as a blend of Jo with the ending of Charlene or Marlene, rather than as a form of Joel. Because -ene and -een are pronounced alike in English, the two derivations cannot be separated by spelling or sound alone, and a given Joelene may be intended as a form of either.
How Popular is the Name Joelene?
Joelene has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1975. Its best rank was #2,252 in 1975.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,487 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #8,647 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #12,732 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #12,782 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #10,645 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #10,075 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #12,126 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #12,260 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #12,348 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #12,435 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #9,886 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #12,748 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #10,084 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #11,910 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #16,341 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #10,214 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #8,562 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #13,387 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #14,686 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #7,499 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #8,255 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #13,408 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #13,157 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #5,728 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1996 | #8,452 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1995 | #9,974 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #9,154 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #5,527 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #8,352 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #8,914 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #7,538 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #5,148 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #4,730 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1987 | #3,367 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #5,059 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1985 | #5,810 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #4,581 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1983 | #3,090 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1982 | #2,727 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 1981 | #3,662 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #4,827 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1979 | #3,590 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1978 | #3,039 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1977 | #2,576 | 33 | 0.0022% |
| 1976 | #3,337 | 21 | 0.0014% |
| 1975 | #2,252 | 37 | 0.0025% |
| 1974 | #2,317 | 34 | 0.0023% |
| 1973 | #4,673 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #4,634 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1971 | #7,770 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #3,934 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1969 | #4,555 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #4,608 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #3,935 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #3,639 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #2,980 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1964 | #4,209 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1963 | #3,241 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #4,116 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1961 | #3,009 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1960 | #3,790 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #3,524 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #3,448 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #3,387 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #2,289 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1955 | #3,463 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #3,399 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1953 | #3,183 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1952 | #2,863 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1951 | #2,629 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1950 | #2,485 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1949 | #3,276 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #2,448 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1947 | #3,344 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #4,194 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1945 | #2,825 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1944 | #4,884 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1943 | #2,945 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1942 | #2,899 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1941 | #2,939 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1940 | #4,085 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #3,280 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #4,629 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,611 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1936 | #2,973 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1935 | #2,368 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1934 | #3,624 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #2,329 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1932 | #4,148 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #4,115 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1928 | #4,440 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #5,197 | 5 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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