Jewell

#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 86.3% of the time

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Peak · girls
1910 · 362 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
29,442
since 1880

Jewell over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201911peak #188, 1910peak #431, 1906girlsboys
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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#7,49114#12,0085
2024#8,94611#10,9386
2023#8,05513#12,2395
2022#5,63822—
2021#6,69117#8,1669
2020#6,32518—
2019#5,44923#9,7567
2018#3,85338#8,8198
2017#3,84839#6,68512
2016#3,92338#7,60510
2015#3,84239#10,6446
2014#3,27249#7,04811
2013#4,54331#8,1189
2012#3,64443#10,7706
2011#4,15135—
2010#3,62443—
2009#3,61944#12,4915
2008#3,08455#9,8717
2007#2,71067#6,62212
2006#2,81562#12,0555
2005#2,86557#6,22612
2004#2,48168#6,97610
2003#2,14481#10,8945
2002#2,28871#7,6438
2001#2,09679—
2000#2,05580#6,8399
1999#1,654100#5,31712
1998#1,80186#5,15912
1997#1,94574#6,6188
1996#2,10665#7,9716
1995#1,83777#4,28014
1994#2,54149#5,45210
1993#2,57348#4,22714
1992#2,65046#5,6609
1991#2,98938#3,81315
1990#2,73742#3,77915
1989#2,19455#4,01713
1988#2,70039#3,91512
1987#2,78035#3,20115
1986#2,72435#5,9266
1985#2,22246#4,3339
1984#2,38240#4,5528
1983#2,06948#2,91215
1982#2,02451#4,5938
1981#2,23145#3,03014
1980#2,09649#3,61511
1979#2,14746#4,0689
1978#2,01247#3,40011
1977#2,02647#2,45818
1976#1,96845#2,50817
1975#2,51631#2,45017
1974#1,73352#2,45916
1973#1,69053#2,31117
1972#1,52661#2,15818
1971#1,62557#2,55814
1970#1,42173#1,88922
1969#1,33872#1,81021
1968#1,40664#1,96217
1967#1,08692#1,75820
1966#1,26273#1,54025
1965#952115#1,98716
1964#969119#1,72921
1963#1,043106#1,58525
1962#945126#1,62524
1961#879147#1,52128
1960#865143#1,97317
1959#909132#1,41631
1958#906128#1,76620
1957#812155#1,19942
1956#772161#1,09248
1955#722172#1,09147
1954#754152#1,12244
1953#658188#1,15541
1952#668176#1,18239
1951#571224#1,17138
1950#562219#1,12340
1949#503260#1,01347
1948#485275#96352
1947#497273#1,05347
1946#445301#93551
1945#437268#80959
1944#410307#81459
1943#373370#80367
1942#352390#86757
1941#355348#76266
1940#373309#85055
1939#384294#74565
1938#348342#85253
1937#356325#81357
1936#348328#66978
1935#318390#80359
1934#305423#69178
1933#278467#68575
1932#289467#70876
1931#301448#61194
1930#277539#73075
1929#270560#63393
1928#247652#66988
1927#238735#610104
1926#245718#67887
1925#231810#549125
1924#228830#594114
1923#229802#515139
1922#226830#541135
1921#219857#589116
1920#216893#592111
1919#218817#571110
1918#220821#549119
1917#225746#571107
1916#231699#60094
1915#226692#555103
1914#219570#56977
1913#216482#53166
1912#209456#43480
1911#210338#46140
1910#188362#50131
1909#192304#53024
1908#192288#63217
1907#191284#44827
1906#192255#43126
1905#191253#52519
1904#215202#43124
1903#216197#48719
1902#208201#49019
1901#231159#53614
1900#238178#64915
1899#231141#61311
1898#255137#54315
1897#31087#58413
1896#33476#53415
1895#32577#64011
1894#35162#9546
1893#38350#9076
1892#38149#68810
1891#40437#8416
1890#50826—
1889#48626#7897
1888#47627#8157
1887#8608—
1886#57215—
1885#7459—
1884#9306—
1883—#6778
1882#9085—
1881——
1880#6288—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Jewell was already there! It came in at #628, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1883, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Jewell is popular in 1911

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedMNIllinois: #235 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,939 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedNEMissouri: #102 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 440 girlsMOKentucky: #158 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 685 girlsKYWest Virginia: #226 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,239 girlsWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedKSArkansas: #57 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 194 girlsARTennessee: #190 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 998 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #57 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 190 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedLAMississippi: #146 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 574 girlsMSAlabama: #110 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 443 girlsALGeorgia: #97 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 366 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedHITexas: #80 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 300 girlsTXFlorida: #154 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 624 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#57 · 1 in 190
  2. Arkansas#57 · 1 in 194
  3. Texas#80 · 1 in 300
  4. Georgia#97 · 1 in 366
  5. Missouri#102 · 1 in 440

Best ever in a state: #43 in Arkansas, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#57371 in 194
Oklahoma#57421 in 190
Texas#80651 in 300
Georgia#97411 in 366
Missouri#102261 in 440
Alabama#110271 in 443
Mississippi#146161 in 574
Florida#15461 in 624
Kentucky#158161 in 685
Tennessee#190101 in 998
West Virginia#22651 in 1,239
Illinois#235101 in 1,939
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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 Jewell
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 1,455 spots since 2024 (#8,946 → #7,491)
  • 1,166 spots since 2020 (#6,325 → #7,491)
  • 3,649 spots since 2015 (#3,842 → #7,491)
  • Biggest jump: 384 spots in 1888 (#860 → #476)
  • Biggest drop: 310 spots in 1966 (#952 → #1,262)
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1910 at #188 (362 births)
  • Births halved by 1952, 42 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 83 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 83 yrs · run 1884–1962
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,095
  • Highest: 1 in 1,095 girls born in 1910 were named Jewell (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 114,805 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 26.1% of all girls named Jewell (7,687) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1884
  • Mostly boys until 1883, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s104#476 (1888)#701
1890s742#231 (1899)#348
1900s2,321#191 (1907)#207
1910s5,983#188 (1910)#216
1920s7,687#216 (1920)#235
1930s4,023#277 (1930)#320
1940s3,101#352 (1942)#423
1950s1,707#562 (1950)#733
1960s1,057#865 (1960)#1,075
1970s512#1,421 (1970)#1,866
1980s443#2,024 (1982)#2,342
1990s625#1,654 (1999)#2,283
2000s664#2,055 (2000)#2,616
2010s378#3,272 (2014)#4,015
2020s95#5,638 (2022)#7,191

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.

Jewell in 1911

girls
#210
338 births · 1 in 1,238 girls
boys
#461
40 births · 1 in 5,649 boys

Top girls' names in 1911

  1. #1Mary24,390
  2. #2Helen11,801
  3. #3Margaret9,279
  4. #4Dorothy8,869
  5. #5Ruth8,003
  6. #6Anna6,753
  7. #7Elizabeth6,298
  8. #8Mildred6,271
  9. #9Marie5,017
  10. #10Frances4,967
  11. #210Jewell338

Top boys' names in 1911

  1. #1John13,446
  2. #2William10,593
  3. #3James9,952
  4. #4George6,586
  5. #5Robert6,526
  6. #6Joseph6,488
  7. #7Charles5,725
  8. #8Frank4,314
  9. #9Edward4,164
  10. #10Thomas3,292
  11. #461Jewell40
More about 1911

girls

418,309 girls got a published name in 1911; 1 in 1,238 of them was named Jewell, which outranked 92.7% of the 2,868 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jewell
  1. #207Cecilia342
  2. #208Fay339
  3. #208Flossie339
  4. #210Jewell338
  5. #211Eileen336
  6. #212Frieda335
  7. #213Claire333
Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,003Laurette#1,935 → #932
  2. ↑ 683Glenda#1,521 → #838
  3. ↑ 680Ana#1,421 → #741
  4. ↑ 623Vilma#1,521 → #898
  5. ↑ 523Emmaline#1,421 → #898
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,194Alys#997 → #2,191
  2. ↓ 959Leana#997 → #1,956
  3. ↓ 686Coletta#859 → #1,545
  4. ↓ 686Blossom#970 → #1,656
  5. ↓ 659Otis#997 → #1,656

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

boys

225,970 boys got a published name in 1911; 1 in 5,649 of them was named Jewell, which outranked 76.9% of the 1,999 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jewell
  1. #457Dudley41
  2. #457Kelly41
  3. #457Linwood41
  4. #461Jewell40
  5. #461Dee40
  6. #461Frederic40
  7. #461Haywood40
  8. #469Coy39
  9. #469Rene39
  10. #471Darrell38

Tied with 7 names at #461; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. ↑ 900Vincenzo#1,589 → #689
  2. ↑ 900Wyman#1,589 → #689
  3. ↑ 882Rodger#1,589 → #707
  4. ↑ 796Cedric#1,589 → #793
  5. ↑ 796Hughie#1,589 → #793
Fallers
  1. ↓ 881Bertha#859 → #1,740
  2. ↓ 881Arlo#859 → #1,740
  3. ↓ 831Shelton#556 → #1,387
  4. ↓ 812Guss#928 → #1,740
  5. ↓ 812Halley#928 → #1,740

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

See the top 100 for 1911 →