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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1910 · 362 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 29,442since 1880
Jewell over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,491 | 14 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #8,946 | 11 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #8,055 | 13 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #5,638 | 22 | — | |
| 2021 | #6,691 | 17 | #8,166 | 9 |
| 2020 | #6,325 | 18 | — | |
| 2019 | #5,449 | 23 | #9,756 | 7 |
| 2018 | #3,853 | 38 | #8,819 | 8 |
| 2017 | #3,848 | 39 | #6,685 | 12 |
| 2016 | #3,923 | 38 | #7,605 | 10 |
| 2015 | #3,842 | 39 | #10,644 | 6 |
| 2014 | #3,272 | 49 | #7,048 | 11 |
| 2013 | #4,543 | 31 | #8,118 | 9 |
| 2012 | #3,644 | 43 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #4,151 | 35 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,624 | 43 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,619 | 44 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #3,084 | 55 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #2,710 | 67 | #6,622 | 12 |
| 2006 | #2,815 | 62 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #2,865 | 57 | #6,226 | 12 |
| 2004 | #2,481 | 68 | #6,976 | 10 |
| 2003 | #2,144 | 81 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #2,288 | 71 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | #2,096 | 79 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,055 | 80 | #6,839 | 9 |
| 1999 | #1,654 | 100 | #5,317 | 12 |
| 1998 | #1,801 | 86 | #5,159 | 12 |
| 1997 | #1,945 | 74 | #6,618 | 8 |
| 1996 | #2,106 | 65 | #7,971 | 6 |
| 1995 | #1,837 | 77 | #4,280 | 14 |
| 1994 | #2,541 | 49 | #5,452 | 10 |
| 1993 | #2,573 | 48 | #4,227 | 14 |
| 1992 | #2,650 | 46 | #5,660 | 9 |
| 1991 | #2,989 | 38 | #3,813 | 15 |
| 1990 | #2,737 | 42 | #3,779 | 15 |
| 1989 | #2,194 | 55 | #4,017 | 13 |
| 1988 | #2,700 | 39 | #3,915 | 12 |
| 1987 | #2,780 | 35 | #3,201 | 15 |
| 1986 | #2,724 | 35 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #2,222 | 46 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #2,382 | 40 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #2,069 | 48 | #2,912 | 15 |
| 1982 | #2,024 | 51 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #2,231 | 45 | #3,030 | 14 |
| 1980 | #2,096 | 49 | #3,615 | 11 |
| 1979 | #2,147 | 46 | #4,068 | 9 |
| 1978 | #2,012 | 47 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1977 | #2,026 | 47 | #2,458 | 18 |
| 1976 | #1,968 | 45 | #2,508 | 17 |
| 1975 | #2,516 | 31 | #2,450 | 17 |
| 1974 | #1,733 | 52 | #2,459 | 16 |
| 1973 | #1,690 | 53 | #2,311 | 17 |
| 1972 | #1,526 | 61 | #2,158 | 18 |
| 1971 | #1,625 | 57 | #2,558 | 14 |
| 1970 | #1,421 | 73 | #1,889 | 22 |
| 1969 | #1,338 | 72 | #1,810 | 21 |
| 1968 | #1,406 | 64 | #1,962 | 17 |
| 1967 | #1,086 | 92 | #1,758 | 20 |
| 1966 | #1,262 | 73 | #1,540 | 25 |
| 1965 | #952 | 115 | #1,987 | 16 |
| 1964 | #969 | 119 | #1,729 | 21 |
| 1963 | #1,043 | 106 | #1,585 | 25 |
| 1962 | #945 | 126 | #1,625 | 24 |
| 1961 | #879 | 147 | #1,521 | 28 |
| 1960 | #865 | 143 | #1,973 | 17 |
| 1959 | #909 | 132 | #1,416 | 31 |
| 1958 | #906 | 128 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1957 | #812 | 155 | #1,199 | 42 |
| 1956 | #772 | 161 | #1,092 | 48 |
| 1955 | #722 | 172 | #1,091 | 47 |
| 1954 | #754 | 152 | #1,122 | 44 |
| 1953 | #658 | 188 | #1,155 | 41 |
| 1952 | #668 | 176 | #1,182 | 39 |
| 1951 | #571 | 224 | #1,171 | 38 |
| 1950 | #562 | 219 | #1,123 | 40 |
| 1949 | #503 | 260 | #1,013 | 47 |
| 1948 | #485 | 275 | #963 | 52 |
| 1947 | #497 | 273 | #1,053 | 47 |
| 1946 | #445 | 301 | #935 | 51 |
| 1945 | #437 | 268 | #809 | 59 |
| 1944 | #410 | 307 | #814 | 59 |
| 1943 | #373 | 370 | #803 | 67 |
| 1942 | #352 | 390 | #867 | 57 |
| 1941 | #355 | 348 | #762 | 66 |
| 1940 | #373 | 309 | #850 | 55 |
| 1939 | #384 | 294 | #745 | 65 |
| 1938 | #348 | 342 | #852 | 53 |
| 1937 | #356 | 325 | #813 | 57 |
| 1936 | #348 | 328 | #669 | 78 |
| 1935 | #318 | 390 | #803 | 59 |
| 1934 | #305 | 423 | #691 | 78 |
| 1933 | #278 | 467 | #685 | 75 |
| 1932 | #289 | 467 | #708 | 76 |
| 1931 | #301 | 448 | #611 | 94 |
| 1930 | #277 | 539 | #730 | 75 |
| 1929 | #270 | 560 | #633 | 93 |
| 1928 | #247 | 652 | #669 | 88 |
| 1927 | #238 | 735 | #610 | 104 |
| 1926 | #245 | 718 | #678 | 87 |
| 1925 | #231 | 810 | #549 | 125 |
| 1924 | #228 | 830 | #594 | 114 |
| 1923 | #229 | 802 | #515 | 139 |
| 1922 | #226 | 830 | #541 | 135 |
| 1921 | #219 | 857 | #589 | 116 |
| 1920 | #216 | 893 | #592 | 111 |
| 1919 | #218 | 817 | #571 | 110 |
| 1918 | #220 | 821 | #549 | 119 |
| 1917 | #225 | 746 | #571 | 107 |
| 1916 | #231 | 699 | #600 | 94 |
| 1915 | #226 | 692 | #555 | 103 |
| 1914 | #219 | 570 | #569 | 77 |
| 1913 | #216 | 482 | #531 | 66 |
| 1912 | #209 | 456 | #434 | 80 |
| 1911 | #210 | 338 | #461 | 40 |
| 1910 | #188 | 362 | #501 | 31 |
| 1909 | #192 | 304 | #530 | 24 |
| 1908 | #192 | 288 | #632 | 17 |
| 1907 | #191 | 284 | #448 | 27 |
| 1906 | #192 | 255 | #431 | 26 |
| 1905 | #191 | 253 | #525 | 19 |
| 1904 | #215 | 202 | #431 | 24 |
| 1903 | #216 | 197 | #487 | 19 |
| 1902 | #208 | 201 | #490 | 19 |
| 1901 | #231 | 159 | #536 | 14 |
| 1900 | #238 | 178 | #649 | 15 |
| 1899 | #231 | 141 | #613 | 11 |
| 1898 | #255 | 137 | #543 | 15 |
| 1897 | #310 | 87 | #584 | 13 |
| 1896 | #334 | 76 | #534 | 15 |
| 1895 | #325 | 77 | #640 | 11 |
| 1894 | #351 | 62 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #383 | 50 | #907 | 6 |
| 1892 | #381 | 49 | #688 | 10 |
| 1891 | #404 | 37 | #841 | 6 |
| 1890 | #508 | 26 | — | |
| 1889 | #486 | 26 | #789 | 7 |
| 1888 | #476 | 27 | #815 | 7 |
| 1887 | #860 | 8 | — | |
| 1886 | #572 | 15 | — | |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 | — | |
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | — | #677 | 8 | |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | — | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | #628 | 8 | — | |
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 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Kentucky#156 · 1 in 745
- Tennessee#166 · 1 in 823
- Oklahoma#206 · 1 in 1,054
- Alabama#223 · 1 in 1,232
- Georgia#226 · 1 in 1,197
Best ever in a state: #43 in Arkansas, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #156 | 37 | 1 in 745 |
| Tennessee | #166 | 33 | 1 in 823 |
| Oklahoma | #206 | 19 | 1 in 1,054 |
| Alabama | #223 | 23 | 1 in 1,232 |
| Georgia | #226 | 26 | 1 in 1,197 |
| Missouri | #228 | 17 | 1 in 1,577 |
| West Virginia | #231 | 12 | 1 in 1,564 |
| North Carolina | #236 | 25 | 1 in 1,474 |
| Florida | #261 | 9 | 1 in 1,535 |
| South Carolina | #267 | 12 | 1 in 1,762 |
| Arkansas | #326 | 8 | 1 in 2,274 |
| Illinois | #376 | 12 | 1 in 4,477 |
| Mississippi | #378 | 7 | 1 in 3,149 |
| Texas | #426 | 18 | 1 in 3,166 |
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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.
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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
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 104 | #476 (1888) | #701 |
| 1890s | 742 | #231 (1899) | #348 |
| 1900s | 2,321 | #191 (1907) | #207 |
| 1910s | 5,983 | #188 (1910) | #216 |
| 1920s | 7,687 | #216 (1920) | #235 |
| 1930s | 4,023 | #277 (1930) | #320 |
| 1940s | 3,101 | #352 (1942) | #423 |
| 1950s | 1,707 | #562 (1950) | #733 |
| 1960s | 1,057 | #865 (1960) | #1,075 |
| 1970s | 512 | #1,421 (1970) | #1,866 |
| 1980s | 443 | #2,024 (1982) | #2,342 |
| 1990s | 625 | #1,654 (1999) | #2,283 |
| 2000s | 664 | #2,055 (2000) | #2,616 |
| 2010s | 378 | #3,272 (2014) | #4,015 |
| 2020s | 95 | #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 1939
girls
#384
294 births · 1 in 3,730 girls
boys
#745
65 births · 1 in 17,028 boys
Top girls' names in 1939
Top boys' names in 1939
More about 1939
girls
1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 3,730 of them was named Jewell, which outranked 92.2% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 17,028 of them was named Jewell, which outranked 81.2% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).