Jewett — boys' name
176 babies named Jewett in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
47% of everyone ever named Jewett was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Jewett in 1924 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Jewett
The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Jewett between 1912 and 1956, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jewett currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Jewett performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jewett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Jewett 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 176 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.
Jewett at a glance
Last recorded 1956Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Jewett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1912
- Peak year (1924)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1956.
176 total births across 45 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1924 with 13 births in a single year.
Jewett by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 83 births that decade — 47% of Jewett's all-time total
Jewett decade highlights
- Peak decade 83 births
- Runner-up 42 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Jewett's strongest decade
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 47% of all-time use.
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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, 1912–1956 (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.