US rank #4597 Girls' name Peak 2015 1,198 births

Jewels — #4597 US girls' name

1,198 babies named Jewels in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s2192000s3552010s4392020s161
#4597
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Jewels was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

57 babies were named Jewels in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jewels

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,198 babies named Jewels between 1987 and 2024, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jewels currently holds the #4597 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 57 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jewels performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 439 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jewels shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 147 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jewels in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jewels 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 1,198 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.

Jewels at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,198

Since 1987

38 years of records

Peak year

2015

57 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,597

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1987

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jewels popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1987

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
57
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
0204060 202420192014200920041999199419891987 11

Jewels popularity over time — boys

28 total births recorded since 2016 (Jewels as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 28 births
456789 20242023202020192016 8

Jewels by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
439 births that decade — 37% of Jewels's all-time total
1980s241990s2192000s3552010s4392020s161

Jewels by state

Where Jewels concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Jewels
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
147 12.3%
#2 Texas
106 8.8%
#3 Florida
54 4.5%
#4 New York
16 1.3%
#5 Ohio
5 0.4%
California share of Jewels's total US births 12.3%
Even split

147 of 1,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jewels?
1,198 babies have been named Jewels since 1987. It currently ranks #4597 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 57 births.
When was Jewels most popular?
Jewels was most popular in the 2010s decade with 439 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Jewels most popular?
The top states for the name Jewels are California (147 births), Texas (106 births), Florida (54 births).
How long has the name Jewels been used?
Jewels has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 38 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jewels?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jewel, Jewell, Jewelia, Jewelene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1987–2024 (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.