Girls' name · since 1987
Jewelia
442 babies named Jewelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 442
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jewelia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 442 recorded since 1987.
Jewelia has 442 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2023.
- #12,737 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 442 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jewelia ranks #12,737 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 442 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #12,737 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 442
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jewelia's 442 recorded births place it above 82.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jewelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jewelia's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2017, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jewelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2023
- Peak year (2000)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Jewelia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (229 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Jewelia's strongest decade.
229 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Jewelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s
2000s
229 births
- 2010s 70
2010s
70 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 229 births (52% of all-time use).
Jewelia by state
Where Jewelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 27 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.1% |
27 of 442 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jewelia's data
- Jewelia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (229 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jewelias (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jewelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~36 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jewelia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.