Jolie
About Jolie
Jolie is as pretty as its literal meaning; nowadays it is also seen as a girls’ name, via Angelina for whom Jolie was originally her middle name.
Although it is French, Jolie is rarely if ever used as a name in France. In the US, it appeared briefly on the Top 1000 list in the seventies, then returned in 2000, following Ms. Jolie's 1999 Oscar win for Girl, Interrupted.
The name Joely, as in actresses Joely Richardson and Joely Fisher, is unrelated and pronounced differently. A nice association is the iconic Picasso painting, Ma Jolie.
Pronounced JO-lee.
As of October 2026, Jolie ranked #1030 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #564 in 2008, Nameberry popularity #563.
Editor's take: The name Jolie is a girl's name of French origin meaning "pretty".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #792 | 355 | 198.7 |
| 2015 | #752 | 376 | 210.6 |
| 2016 | #677 | 433 | 244.4 |
| 2017 | #671 | 438 | 253.7 |
| 2018 | #702 | 415 | 244 |
| 2019 | #711 | 401 | 238.9 |
| 2020 | #716 | 389 | 240.6 |
| 2021 | #733 | 389 | 237.1 |
| 2022 | #790 | 358 | 218.3 |
| 2023 | #904 | 295 | 183.8 |
| 2024 | #902 | 293 | 180.8 |
| 2025 | #1,030 | 243 | 151.2 |
World rankings
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Jolie on lists
Famous Jolies
- Jolie Gabor (born Janka Tilleman)
Countess de Szigethy, Hungarian,American socialite; mother of actresses and socialites Magda, Zsa Zsa, and Eva Gabor
- Jolie Holland
American singer,songwriter of The Be Good Tanyas
- Jolie Christine Rickman
American feminist and singer,songwriter
- Jolie Edwards
American country music singer of Jolie & The Wanted
- Jolie Jones Levine (b. 1960)
daughter of music producer Quincy Jones
- Jolie Ivory Imani Wayans (b. 1992)
daughter of actor Keenen Ivory Wayans
- Angelina Jolie (Voight)
American actress and director; daughter of actor Jon Voight
Jolie in pop culture
- Jolie Lucine Ruewen
character in "Keeper of the Lost Cities" by Shannon Messenger
- Jolie
character in the Incarnations of Immortality series by Piers Anthony
- Jolie Guidry
character in TV movie, "The Christmas Contract"