Recorded 1922–1964 Girls' name Peak 1935 398 births

Jewelene — girls' name

398 babies named Jewelene in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s581930s1381940s1341950s511960s17
1930s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jewelene was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jewelene in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jewelene

The Social Security Administration has registered 398 babies named Jewelene between 1922 and 1964, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jewelene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jewelene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jewelene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 44 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jewelene in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jewelene in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 398 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jewelene at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

398

Since 1922

43 years of records

Peak year

1935

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1922

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1964

Jewelene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1922

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1935)
23
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
0510152025 19641953194719421937193219271922 5

Jewelene by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
138 births that decade — 35% of Jewelene's all-time total
1920s581930s1381940s1341950s511960s17

Jewelene by state

Where Jewelene concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jewelene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
44 11.1%
#2 Arkansas
5 1.3%
Texas share of Jewelene's total US births 11.1%
Even split

44 of 398 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jewelene?
398 babies have been named Jewelene since 1922. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1935 with 23 births.
When was Jewelene most popular?
Jewelene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 138 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
Where is Jewelene most popular?
The top states for the name Jewelene are Texas (44 births), Arkansas (5 births).
How long has the name Jewelene been used?
Jewelene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 43 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Jewelene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jewel, Jewell, Jewels, Jewelia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.