Girls' name · since 1987
Jewels
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 1,240 babies named Jewels, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,467 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,674 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,240
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,240 babies have been named Jewels since 1987, making it today's #3674 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jewels recorded 1,240 times among girls since 1987, holding rank #3674 nationally today, ahead of 79% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #6,467 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,674 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,240 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jewels ranks #6,467 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,674 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,240 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,467 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,674 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,240
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jewels's 1,240 recorded births place it above 91.05% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jewels compares
1,240 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jewels's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jewels | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,240 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 57 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jewels's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jewels's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 10 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 57, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jewels popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Jewels popularity over time - boys
34 total births recorded since 2016 (Jewels as boys' name)
Jewels by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (440 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Jewels's strongest decade.
440 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Jewels births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s
1990s
219 births
- 2000s
2000s
355 births
- 2010s
2010s
440 births
- 2020s
2020s
202 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 440 births (35% of all-time use).
How Jewels compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jewels's total volume
Jewels by state
Where Jewels concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 147 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 106 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 54 | 4.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.4% |
147 of 1,240 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Jewels's data
- Jewels's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (440 total births) through the 2020s (202) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Jewelss (147 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Jewels
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jewels: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Jewels 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.