Holding steady.
Popularity of Jolane since 1935
Babies named Jolane per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 18 |
| 1940s | 62 |
| 1950s | 71 |
| 1960s | 41 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Jolane is a rare American coinage that first appeared in 1935, a time when feminine names ending in -lane were briefly fashionable. It reached its peak usage in 1940, but its trajectory has been stable at very low levels since then. The name never ranked in the top 1000, and its one-in-N birth rate is not calculable from available data. Its top states are listed as none, indicating it never concentrated in any particular region. As a modern blend, Jolane carries no ancient or cross-cultural history, but its phonetic similarity to Jolene and other -ene names gives it a familiar but distinct sound.
Jolane appears to be a 20th-century American coinage, likely formed by combining the popular prefix Jo- (from Josephine or Joan) with the fashionable suffix -lane (as in Jolane or similar names). It first appeared in U.S. records in 1935 and saw modest use in the 1940s, but never entered widespread popularity.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Jo, Jolie, Lane
Sibling names for Jolane
Names that share Jolane's style, for a brother or sister.
