Jolly is a rare variant of Joel that peaked in 1937 and has since faded.
Jolly is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Jolly first appears in 1891 and peaked in 1934 (14 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #16,392 | — |
| 2007 | 6 | 6 | #16,418 | — |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #11,403 | — |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #9,526 | — |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,406 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,269 |
| 1965 | 5 | — | — | #4,181 |
| 1964 | 5 | — | — | #4,324 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | #6,170 | — |
| 1961 | 5 | — | — | #4,356 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | — | #3,850 |
| 1959 | 11 | — | — | #2,596 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | — | #3,727 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #5,049 | — |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #4,545 | — |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,092 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,614 |
| 1952 | 13 | — | #5,180 | #3,231 |
| 1951 | 5 | — | — | #3,978 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | — | #3,947 |
| 1949 | 15 | — | #4,951 | #2,705 |
| 1948 | 7 | — | — | #3,162 |
| 1947 | 14 | — | #4,543 | #3,228 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | #4,686 | #3,350 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | #4,278 | — |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #4,994 | — |
| 1942 | 8 | — | — | #2,812 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #3,768 |
| 1940 | 13 | — | — | #2,037 |
| 1939 | 7 | — | — | #2,979 |
| 1938 | 14 | — | #4,072 | #2,757 |
| 1937 | 21 | — | #2,632 | #2,398 |
| 1936 | 6 | — | — | #3,351 |
| 1935 | 11 | — | — | #2,327 |
| 1934 | 14 | — | — | #1,974 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #3,916 |
| 1932 | 19 | — | #4,153 | #2,150 |
| 1931 | 8 | — | — | #2,976 |
| 1930 | 17 | — | #3,848 | #2,700 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #4,924 | — |
| 1928 | 6 | — | — | #3,930 |
| 1927 | 10 | — | — | #2,806 |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #5,232 | — |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,572 |
| 1924 | 10 | — | — | #2,926 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | — | #3,649 |
| 1922 | 11 | — | — | #2,713 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | — | #4,663 |
| 1920 | 9 | — | — | #3,080 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,483 |
| 1918 | 9 | — | — | #2,991 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,274 |
| 1916 | 7 | — | — | #3,344 |
| 1915 | 8 | — | — | #2,948 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | — | #2,380 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | — | #2,724 |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,722 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | — | #1,132 |
| 1891 | 5 | — | — | #1,044 |