Recorded 1987–2023 Girls' name Peak 2000 442 births

Jewelia — girls' name

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.

1980s251990s1132000s2292010s702020s5
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Jewelia was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

32 babies were named Jewelia in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jewelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 442 babies named Jewelia between 1987 and 2023, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jewelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jewelia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 229 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jewelia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jewelia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jewelia 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 442 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.

Jewelia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

442

Since 1987

37 years of records

Peak year

2000

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1987

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jewelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1987

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2000)
32
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
010203040 202320152010200620021998199419881987 7

Jewelia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
229 births that decade — 52% of Jewelia's all-time total
1980s251990s1132000s2292010s702020s5

Jewelia by state

Where Jewelia concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jewelia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 6.1%
#2 Texas
10 2.3%
#3 Florida
5 1.1%
California share of Jewelia's total US births 6.1%
Even split

27 of 442 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jewelia?
442 babies have been named Jewelia since 1987. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2000 with 32 births.
When was Jewelia most popular?
Jewelia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 229 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Jewelia most popular?
The top states for the name Jewelia are California (27 births), Texas (10 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Jewelia been used?
Jewelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 37 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jewelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jewel, Jewell, Jewels, Jewelene, 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, 1987–2023 (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.