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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201937peak #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 1937

  • 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: #511 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,420 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: #399 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,393 girlsOHPennsylvania: 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: #547 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,766 girlsCAUtah: 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: #242 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,729 girlsMOKentucky: #113 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 503 girlsKYWest Virginia: #209 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,270 girlsWVVirginia: #278 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,308 girlsVAMaryland: 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: #304 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,416 girlsKSArkansas: #276 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,608 girlsARTennessee: #185 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 855 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #236 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,521 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #280 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,062 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #301 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,948 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedLAMississippi: #334 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,459 girlsMSAlabama: #243 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,376 girlsALGeorgia: #215 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,123 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedHITexas: #356 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,235 girlsTXFlorida: #250 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#113 · 1 in 503
  2. Tennessee#185 · 1 in 855
  3. West Virginia#209 · 1 in 1,270
  4. Georgia#215 · 1 in 1,123
  5. North Carolina#236 · 1 in 1,521

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#113521 in 503
Tennessee#185311 in 855
West Virginia#209151 in 1,270
Georgia#215271 in 1,123
North Carolina#236241 in 1,521
Missouri#242151 in 1,729
Alabama#243211 in 1,376
Florida#25091 in 1,443
Arkansas#276111 in 1,608
Virginia#278101 in 2,308
South Carolina#280101 in 2,062
Oklahoma#301101 in 1,948
Kansas#30451 in 2,416
Mississippi#33491 in 2,459
Texas#356251 in 2,235
Ohio#39991 in 5,393
Illinois#51171 in 7,420
California#54761 in 6,766
Alaska———
Arizona———
Colorado———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Indiana———
Iowa———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Michigan———
Minnesota———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New Mexico———
New York———
North Dakota———
Oregon———
Pennsylvania———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
Vermont———
Washington———
Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

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 1937

girls
#356
325 births · 1 in 3,274 girls
boys
#813
57 births · 1 in 18,713 boys

Top girls' names in 1937

  1. #1Mary55,641
  2. #2Barbara34,917
  3. #3Patricia26,838
  4. #4Shirley26,823
  5. #5Betty25,337
  6. #6Carol17,336
  7. #7Nancy17,074
  8. #8Dorothy16,572
  9. #9Joan15,301
  10. #10Margaret15,144
  11. #356Jewell325

Top boys' names in 1937

  1. #1Robert61,842
  2. #2James56,561
  3. #3John48,755
  4. #4William40,725
  5. #5Richard32,975
  6. #6Charles30,520
  7. #7Donald27,868
  8. #8David20,981
  9. #9Thomas19,772
  10. #10George18,439
  11. #813Jewell57
More about 1937

girls

1,064,033 girls got a published name in 1937; 1 in 3,274 of them was named Jewell, which outranked 92.8% of the 4,930 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jewell
  1. #353Earlene333
  2. #354Lupe327
  3. #355Amy326
  4. #356Jewell325
  5. #356Alta325
  6. #358Deborah322
  7. #358Sybil322
  8. #360Nell321

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

Biggest movers since 1936
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,217Noreta#4,181 → #964
  2. ↑ 2,845Noretta#3,701 → #856
  3. ↑ 2,351Leilani#3,103 → #752
  4. ↑ 1,407Deann#2,263 → #856
  5. ↑ 1,209Norita#1,741 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 438Dorla#951 → #1,389
  2. ↓ 331Vilma#951 → #1,282
  3. ↓ 303Imelda#979 → #1,282
  4. ↓ 297Lulu#695 → #992
  5. ↓ 292Lyda#840 → #1,132

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

boys

1,066,659 boys got a published name in 1937; 1 in 18,713 of them was named Jewell, which outranked 79.8% of the 4,020 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jewell
  1. #807Gerold58
  2. #807Kim58
  3. #807Rosario58
  4. #813Jewell57
  5. #813Derald57
  6. #813Leigh57
  7. #813Williams57
  8. #817Arlan56
  9. #817Arlin56
  10. #817Bertrand56

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

Biggest movers since 1936
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,923Tyrone#2,629 → #706
  2. ↑ 558Lamont#1,540 → #982
  3. ↑ 540Lary#1,540 → #1,000
  4. ↑ 416Errol#906 → #490
  5. ↑ 399Levon#1,356 → #957
Fallers
  1. ↓ 492Gaston#989 → #1,481
  2. ↓ 461Gorden#827 → #1,288
  3. ↓ 432Sergio#940 → #1,372
  4. ↓ 371Landon#422 → #793
  5. ↓ 347Harlen#747 → #1,094

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

See the top 100 for 1937 →