Boys' name · since 1993
Jowell
801 babies named Jowell in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,901 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,539 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 801
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
801 babies have been named Jowell since 1993, making it today's #8539 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jowell recorded 801 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #8539 nationally today, ahead of 39% of boys, 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 1993 to 2025.
- #5,901 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,539 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 801 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jowell ranks #5,901 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,539 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 801 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,901 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,539 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 801
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jowell's 801 recorded births place it above 87.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jowell compares
801 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jowell's all-time total is 117% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jowell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 801 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 93 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jowell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jowell's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 29% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 71%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 93, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jowell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Jowell popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1966 (Jowell as girls' name)
Jowell by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (509 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Jowell's strongest decade.
509 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Jowell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 188
2000s
188 births
- 2010s
2010s
509 births
- 2020s 92
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 509 births (64% of all-time use).
How Jowell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jowell's total volume
Jowell by state
Where Jowell concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 84 | 10.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 74 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 51 | 6.4% |
| #4 | California | | 33 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 33 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 29 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 17 | 2.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 12 | 1.5% |
84 of 801 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Jowell appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jowell's data
- Jowell's decade-level peak was the 2010s (509 total births); usage has since declined to 92 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jowells (84 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Jowell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Jowell 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.