Jewel
Jewel was given to 141 girls in 2025, #1,514 among girls’ names; 46,728 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 20,500 Americans named Jewel and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (44% of everyone recorded); the median is 36 years old and half are between 19 and 70.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Jewel by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Jewel mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Jewel is “a female given name from English from the noun jewel, used since the end of the 19th century.”
Also “a male given name from English, a variant of Jewell, or from “jewel” like the female name.”
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Jewel?
#1,514 among girls’ names, 2025
Jewel fell from #881 in 2015 to #1,514 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born fell from 0.18 to 0.09 per 1,000.
959 babies in 1920, the peak
Jewel peaked in 1920, when 959 babies were given it (826 girls, #228 among girls’ names). The 150 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 16% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 141 | #1,514 | 9 | #8,543 |
| 2024 | 160 | #1,405 | 8 | #9,386 |
| 2023 | 187 | #1,242 | under 5 | |
| 2022 | 226 | #1,105 | 18 | #5,305 |
| 2021 | 195 | #1,215 | 14 | #6,166 |
| 2020 | 249 | #1,012 | 14 | #6,121 |
| 2019 | 268 | #971 | 16 | #5,672 |
| 2018 | 315 | #861 | 5 | #13,060 |
| 2017 | 333 | #819 | 9 | #8,462 |
| 2016 | 299 | #919 | 14 | #6,174 |
Every recorded year (146)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 314 | #881 | 10 | #7,741 |
| 2014 | 316 | #868 | 14 | #6,129 |
| 2013 | 286 | #898 | 9 | #8,419 |
| 2012 | 332 | #809 | 7 | #10,202 |
| 2011 | 274 | #940 | 7 | #10,124 |
| 2010 | 282 | #922 | 9 | #8,424 |
| 2009 | 285 | #939 | 13 | #6,600 |
| 2008 | 309 | #898 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 2007 | 365 | #791 | 12 | #6,838 |
| 2006 | 321 | #837 | 13 | #6,260 |
| 2005 | 310 | #826 | 12 | #6,393 |
| 2004 | 337 | #769 | 13 | #5,952 |
| 2003 | 351 | #729 | 14 | #5,388 |
| 2002 | 370 | #681 | 12 | #5,881 |
| 2001 | 417 | #603 | 14 | #5,253 |
| 2000 | 419 | #604 | 15 | #4,897 |
| 1999 | 454 | #556 | 13 | #5,158 |
| 1998 | 491 | #515 | 13 | #5,004 |
| 1997 | 330 | #665 | 11 | #5,445 |
| 1996 | 168 | #1,097 | 10 | #5,745 |
| 1995 | 154 | #1,138 | 10 | #5,682 |
| 1994 | 145 | #1,209 | 19 | #3,514 |
| 1993 | 144 | #1,205 | 14 | #4,335 |
| 1992 | 159 | #1,115 | 12 | #4,687 |
| 1991 | 179 | #1,029 | 14 | #4,103 |
| 1990 | 147 | #1,168 | 17 | #3,518 |
| 1989 | 157 | #1,075 | 18 | #3,255 |
| 1988 | 123 | #1,219 | 17 | #3,137 |
| 1987 | 143 | #1,072 | 13 | #3,618 |
| 1986 | 120 | #1,183 | 15 | #3,194 |
| 1985 | 109 | #1,253 | 12 | #3,682 |
| 1984 | 106 | #1,225 | 17 | #2,753 |
| 1983 | 125 | #1,099 | 21 | #2,372 |
| 1982 | 124 | #1,133 | 18 | #2,638 |
| 1981 | 129 | #1,083 | 13 | #3,310 |
| 1980 | 110 | #1,199 | 17 | #2,784 |
| 1979 | 106 | #1,228 | 23 | #2,194 |
| 1978 | 87 | #1,360 | 14 | #2,982 |
| 1977 | 99 | #1,228 | 23 | #2,098 |
| 1976 | 98 | #1,168 | 15 | #2,755 |
| 1975 | 87 | #1,284 | 15 | #2,692 |
| 1974 | 102 | #1,139 | 24 | #1,909 |
| 1973 | 107 | #1,079 | 14 | #2,650 |
| 1972 | 128 | #951 | 17 | #2,284 |
| 1971 | 111 | #1,088 | 18 | #2,237 |
| 1970 | 120 | #1,031 | 24 | #1,820 |
| 1969 | 114 | #1,021 | 26 | #1,622 |
| 1968 | 146 | #843 | 15 | #2,146 |
| 1967 | 130 | #898 | 21 | #1,733 |
| 1966 | 157 | #786 | 16 | #2,001 |
| 1965 | 187 | #729 | 24 | #1,610 |
| 1964 | 225 | #684 | 18 | #1,936 |
| 1963 | 211 | #700 | 26 | #1,560 |
| 1962 | 193 | #745 | 17 | #1,998 |
| 1961 | 234 | #678 | 35 | #1,355 |
| 1960 | 226 | #677 | 27 | #1,567 |
| 1959 | 231 | #659 | 28 | #1,513 |
| 1958 | 230 | #655 | 31 | #1,409 |
| 1957 | 238 | #631 | 46 | #1,141 |
| 1956 | 269 | #573 | 36 | #1,289 |
| 1955 | 265 | #555 | 34 | #1,299 |
| 1954 | 278 | #531 | 48 | #1,088 |
| 1953 | 260 | #535 | 39 | #1,202 |
| 1952 | 307 | #478 | 57 | #946 |
| 1951 | 291 | #482 | 53 | #967 |
| 1950 | 296 | #470 | 44 | #1,067 |
| 1949 | 302 | #460 | 51 | #978 |
| 1948 | 349 | #426 | 37 | #1,181 |
| 1947 | 398 | #406 | 48 | #1,042 |
| 1946 | 325 | #429 | 56 | #881 |
| 1945 | 358 | #372 | 42 | #988 |
| 1944 | 364 | #368 | 46 | #958 |
| 1943 | 399 | #360 | 62 | #840 |
| 1942 | 419 | #339 | 70 | #772 |
| 1941 | 404 | #328 | 65 | #772 |
| 1940 | 322 | #367 | 66 | #762 |
| 1939 | 392 | #311 | 84 | #650 |
| 1938 | 368 | #329 | 71 | #725 |
| 1937 | 415 | #304 | 75 | #692 |
| 1936 | 422 | #297 | 79 | #664 |
| 1935 | 477 | #279 | 74 | #706 |
| 1934 | 494 | #276 | 90 | #634 |
| 1933 | 509 | #274 | 94 | #601 |
| 1932 | 562 | #264 | 96 | #601 |
| 1931 | 547 | #263 | 97 | #598 |
| 1930 | 688 | #232 | 111 | #569 |
| 1929 | 690 | #228 | 104 | #594 |
| 1928 | 743 | #230 | 138 | #515 |
| 1927 | 775 | #232 | 131 | #537 |
| 1926 | 787 | #225 | 149 | #491 |
| 1925 | 812 | #230 | 111 | #597 |
| 1924 | 823 | #229 | 128 | #556 |
| 1923 | 729 | #241 | 111 | #602 |
| 1922 | 810 | #228 | 141 | #522 |
| 1921 | 784 | #232 | 135 | #539 |
| 1920 | 826 | #228 | 133 | #531 |
| 1919 | 778 | #224 | 127 | #529 |
| 1918 | 747 | #232 | 124 | #540 |
| 1917 | 642 | #245 | 111 | #559 |
| 1916 | 726 | #224 | 111 | #542 |
| 1915 | 652 | #237 | 108 | #537 |
| 1914 | 515 | #236 | 81 | #551 |
| 1913 | 392 | #244 | 50 | #633 |
| 1912 | 416 | #222 | 49 | #575 |
| 1911 | 327 | #216 | 38 | #476 |
| 1910 | 318 | #202 | 23 | #609 |
| 1909 | 252 | #224 | 25 | #525 |
| 1908 | 244 | #220 | 22 | #547 |
| 1907 | 250 | #206 | 31 | #410 |
| 1906 | 227 | #204 | 21 | #495 |
| 1905 | 201 | #220 | 23 | #472 |
| 1904 | 229 | #198 | 25 | #423 |
| 1903 | 197 | #216 | 14 | #603 |
| 1902 | 153 | #252 | 13 | #626 |
| 1901 | 161 | #228 | 13 | #575 |
| 1900 | 162 | #255 | 22 | #500 |
| 1899 | 105 | #285 | 8 | #823 |
| 1898 | 130 | #265 | 10 | #719 |
| 1897 | 87 | #310 | 7 | #889 |
| 1896 | 58 | #375 | 13 | #609 |
| 1895 | 61 | #359 | 11 | #655 |
| 1894 | 74 | #325 | under 5 | |
| 1893 | 42 | #417 | 10 | #680 |
| 1892 | 39 | #432 | 10 | #714 |
| 1891 | 31 | #465 | 6 | #905 |
| 1890 | 33 | #453 | under 5 | |
| 1889 | 27 | #479 | 7 | #844 |
| 1888 | 17 | #621 | 5 | #1,107 |
| 1887 | 23 | #466 | 5 | #997 |
| 1886 | 20 | #496 | under 5 | |
| 1885 | 9 | #770 | under 5 | |
| 1884 | 6 | #972 | 6 | #912 |
| 1883 | 9 | #668 | under 5 | |
| 1882 | 10 | #616 | under 5 | |
| 1881 | 6 | #782 | under 5 | |
| 1880 | 5 | #878 | 5 | #989 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Jewel a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 46,728 Americans recorded as Jewel, 89% are girls and 11% boys. In 2025 it went to 141 girls and 9 boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Jewel: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Jewel, and how old are they?
20,500 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 44% of the 46,728 Americans ever recorded as Jewel. The median Jewel alive today is 36 years old; half are between 19 and 70.
The 2020 Census counted 19,581 people named Jewel (18,093 women and girls, 1,488 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 22,123 born in the U.S. The Census count is 11% below that prediction. Possible reasons: people who give a short form or another name to the Census, and a survival estimate that can run high.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 2,440 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 4,370 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 2,010 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 2,400 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 5,770 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 3,410 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Jewel born?
The states with the most babies named Jewel are Texas, Alabama and Georgia, with 29% of its births recorded by state since 1910; Alabama is not among the ten states with the most births.
| State | Since 1910 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5,421 | #1,965 | 1.9× |
| Alabama | 2,677 | not ranked | 2.5× |
| Georgia | 2,243 | #695 | 1.6× |
| Arkansas | 2,166 | not ranked | 3.2× |
| Tennessee | 1,992 | #1,041 | 1.8× |
| California | 1,946 | #1,530 | 0.6× |
| Mississippi | 1,924 | not ranked | 2.5× |
| Oklahoma | 1,890 | #767 | 2.4× |
| North Carolina | 1,837 | #1,012 | 1.3× |
| Louisiana | 1,643 | not ranked | 1.9× |
Where Jewel is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Jewel is most over-represented in Arkansas: since 1910 it was given 3.2 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Jewel with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 2 names spelled alike, given to 80,854 babies since 1880, Jewel is the most given (58% of them). In 2025 it was given to 150 of their 169 babies (89%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Jewel
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Jewel and names like it
- Compare Jewel and JewellBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 1920sJewel peaked in 1920.
- Texas’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Jewel since 1910.
- English namesWiktionary’s origin for Jewel: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 1920The year the most babies were named Jewel.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Jewel alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with JMost given first.