Jewel

#1,512 for girls in 2025, 141 births · #8,243 for boys in 2025, 9 births
Given to girls 88.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1904 · 229 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
41,485
since 1880

Jewel over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201920peak #198, 1904peak #405, 1907girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,512141#8,2439
2024#1,398160#8,9878
2023#1,241187—
2022#1,104226#5,21518
2021#1,215195#6,03214
2020#1,011249#5,98014
2019#971268#5,55516
2018#860315#12,1565
2017#819333#8,1409
2016#919299#6,05314
2015#881314#7,49110
2014#868316#5,99714
2013#898286#8,1189
2012#808332#9,7097
2011#940274#9,6007
2010#919282#8,1399
2009#938285#6,43613
2008#898309#7,18711
2007#791365#6,62212
2006#836321#6,09413
2005#826310#6,22612
2004#768337#5,81313
2003#727351#5,27114
2002#680370#5,72512
2001#602417#5,14214
2000#603419#4,78515
1999#555454#5,03513
1998#515491#4,87313
1997#665330#5,28811
1996#1,098168#5,53510
1995#1,139154#5,50110
1994#1,209145#3,46919
1993#1,202144#4,22714
1992#1,116159#4,56412
1991#1,031179#4,00514
1990#1,168147#3,46717
1989#1,076157#3,20518
1988#1,217123#3,07917
1987#1,070143#3,52113
1986#1,177120#3,13115
1985#1,249109#3,59912
1984#1,225106#2,70617
1983#1,096125#2,34121
1982#1,131124#2,59618
1981#1,082129#3,22113
1980#1,197110#2,72917
1979#1,226106#2,15723
1978#1,35887#2,92914
1977#1,22599#2,06323
1976#1,16798#2,70915
1975#1,27887#2,63715
1974#1,133102#1,88624
1973#1,074107#2,60614
1972#949128#2,24317
1971#1,084111#2,20318
1970#1,026120#1,79424
1969#1,019114#1,60526
1968#842146#2,10915
1967#897130#1,71121
1966#785157#1,96316
1965#728187#1,59524
1964#682225#1,90018
1963#699211#1,54826
1962#743193#1,96217
1961#677234#1,34935
1960#677226#1,55227
1959#659231#1,50128
1958#654230#1,39631
1957#631238#1,13046
1956#574269#1,28536
1955#555265#1,29434
1954#532278#1,08248
1953#536260#1,18939
1952#479307#93957
1951#482291#96353
1950#471296#1,06444
1949#461302#96751
1948#426349#1,17337
1947#406398#1,03648
1946#429325#87856
1945#372358#98642
1944#368364#94946
1943#359399#83762
1942#339419#77070
1941#327404#77065
1940#366322#75866
1939#311392#64784
1938#329368#72471
1937#304415#69175
1936#297422#66079
1935#279477#70274
1934#276494#63490
1933#274509#60194
1932#264562#60096
1931#263547#59697
1930#232688#569111
1929#228690#591104
1928#230743#515138
1927#232775#536131
1926#225787#491149
1925#229812#596111
1924#229823#556128
1923#240729#600111
1922#227810#520141
1921#232784#537135
1920#228826#531133
1919#224778#529127
1918#232747#538124
1917#245642#557111
1916#224726#542111
1915#237652#535108
1914#236515#54681
1913#244392#62950
1912#221416#57449
1911#216327#47138
1910#202318#59823
1909#224252#51925
1908#220244#54122
1907#206250#40531
1906#204227#48921
1905#220201#46323
1904#198229#41725
1903#216197#59514
1902#252153#61513
1901#226161#55913
1900#255162#49022
1899#284105#7868
1898#264130#70110
1897#31087#8527
1896#37358#59213
1895#35761#64011
1894#32474—
1893#41442#65010
1892#42839#68810
1891#45731#8416
1890#44633—
1889#47527#7897
1888#61217#1,0315
1887#46423#9215
1886#49120—
1885#7459—
1884#9306#8486
1883#6519—
1882#59610—
1881#7406—
1880#8365#9095
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Jewel was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Jewel is popular in 1920

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #386 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,581 girlsMNIllinois: #254 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,367 girlsILWisconsin: #377 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,883 girlsWIMichigan: #404 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,394 girlsMINew York: #664 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 19,752 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedIAIndiana: #322 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,309 girlsINOhio: #283 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,073 girlsOHPennsylvania: #471 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,747 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #415 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,019 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedUTColorado: #254 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,782 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedNEMissouri: #160 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 852 girlsMOKentucky: #173 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 851 girlsKYWest Virginia: #305 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,312 girlsWVVirginia: #437 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,749 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedNMKansas: #278 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,068 girlsKSArkansas: #86 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 335 girlsARTennessee: #159 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 754 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #241 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,697 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #329 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,091 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #80 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 315 girlsOKLouisiana: #158 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 648 girlsLAMississippi: #99 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 396 girlsMSAlabama: #103 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 380 girlsALGeorgia: #146 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 656 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jewel, so not publishedHITexas: #76 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 352 girlsTXFlorida: #148 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 620 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#76 · 1 in 352
  2. Oklahoma#80 · 1 in 315
  3. Arkansas#86 · 1 in 335
  4. Mississippi#99 · 1 in 396
  5. Alabama#103 · 1 in 380

Best ever in a state: #53 in Texas, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#761621 in 352
Oklahoma#80811 in 315
Arkansas#86621 in 335
Mississippi#99541 in 396
Alabama#103811 in 380
Georgia#146571 in 656
Florida#148171 in 620
Louisiana#158351 in 648
Tennessee#159371 in 754
Missouri#160361 in 852
Kentucky#173341 in 851
North Carolina#241221 in 1,697
Colorado#25451 in 1,782
Illinois#254251 in 2,367
Kansas#27881 in 2,068
Ohio#283181 in 3,073
West Virginia#30581 in 2,312
Indiana#32281 in 3,309
South Carolina#32981 in 3,091
Wisconsin#37751 in 4,883
Minnesota#38651 in 4,581
Michigan#40471 in 5,394
California#41571 in 4,019
Virginia#43751 in 5,749
Pennsylvania#471101 in 9,747
New York#66451 in 19,752
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jewel
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 114 spots since 2024 (#1,398 → #1,512)
  • 501 spots since 2020 (#1,011 → #1,512)
  • 631 spots since 2015 (#881 → #1,512)
  • Biggest jump: 433 spots in 1997 (#1,098 → #665)
  • Biggest drop: 279 spots in 1884 (#651 → #930)
Rise & fade · girls
24 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1904 at #198 (229 births)
  • Births halved by 1969, 65 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 113 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 113 yrs · run 1880–1968
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,202
  • Highest: 1 in 1,202 girls born in 1904 were named Jewel (0.08%)
  • Latest: 1 in 11,399 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 18.8% of all girls named Jewel (7,779) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s132#464 (1887)#654
1890s660#264 (1898)#366
1900s2,076#198 (1904)#222
1910s5,513#202 (1910)#228
1920s7,779#225 (1926)#230
1930s4,874#232 (1930)#283
1940s3,640#327 (1941)#385
1950s2,665#471 (1950)#557
1960s1,823#677 (1961)#775
1970s1,045#949 (1972)#1,152
1980s1,246#1,070 (1987)#1,152
1990s2,371#515 (1998)#970
2000s3,484#602 (2001)#767
2010s3,019#808 (2012)#888
2020s1,158#1,011 (2020)#1,247

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jewel in 1920

girls
#228
826 births · 1 in 1,451 girls
boys
#531
133 births · 1 in 8,003 boys

Top girls' names in 1920

  1. #1Mary70,983
  2. #2Dorothy36,643
  3. #3Helen35,097
  4. #4Margaret27,994
  5. #5Ruth26,102
  6. #6Mildred18,060
  7. #7Virginia17,314
  8. #8Elizabeth15,908
  9. #9Frances15,883
  10. #10Anna14,581
  11. #228Jewel826

Top boys' names in 1920

  1. #1John56,913
  2. #2William50,146
  3. #3Robert48,679
  4. #4James47,908
  5. #5Charles28,309
  6. #6George26,891
  7. #7Joseph25,587
  8. #8Edward20,097
  9. #9Frank16,430
  10. #10Richard15,010
  11. #531Jewel133
More about 1920

girls

1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 1,451 of them was named Jewel, which outranked 96.0% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jewel
  1. #225Susan850
  2. #226Leola849
  3. #227Lila840
  4. #228Jewel826
  5. #229Imogene804
  6. #230Etta803
  7. #230Sallie803
Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 550Denise#1,481 → #931
  2. ↑ 321Blossom#1,242 → #921
  3. ↑ 311Lilia#1,242 → #931
  4. ↑ 302Ena#1,270 → #968
  5. ↑ 277Lorayne#1,216 → #939
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Haruko#917 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 511Roselle#1,000 → #1,511
  3. ↓ 345Toshiko#967 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 304Carroll#902 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 297Santina#835 → #1,132

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 8,003 of them was named Jewel, which outranked 89.4% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jewel
  1. #526Fay134
  2. #526Harland134
  3. #526Raleigh134
  4. #531Jewel133
  5. #531Pablo133
  6. #533Meyer132
  7. #533Verne132
  8. #535Isidore130

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Harding#1,351 → #391
  2. ↑ 607Cameron#1,351 → #744
  3. ↑ 566Hardin#1,531 → #965
  4. ↑ 392Laurel#1,321 → #929
  5. ↑ 368Terrence#1,297 → #929
Fallers
  1. ↓ 789Pershing#593 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 580Woodroe#877 → #1,457
  3. ↓ 385Quinten#867 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 383Orvel#890 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 373Rexford#927 → #1,300

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1920 →