Willing or a modern combination name
Jolea is often considered a modern American invention, likely blending the prefix 'Jo-' (from names like Joanna or Jolene) with the suffix '-lea'. It may also be interpreted as a variant of the Hebrew name Joel, meaning 'Jehovah is God', or the French 'Jolie' meaning 'pretty'.
Less common today
Jolea isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,124 in 2003.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
