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
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | |
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 1949
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Kentucky#174 · 1 in 1,099
- Tennessee#209 · 1 in 1,450
- West Virginia#246 · 1 in 1,988
- Georgia#253 · 1 in 1,775
- Arkansas#323 · 1 in 2,483
Best ever in a state: #43 in Arkansas, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #174 | 31 | 1 in 1,099 |
| Tennessee | #209 | 26 | 1 in 1,450 |
| West Virginia | #246 | 12 | 1 in 1,988 |
| Georgia | #253 | 24 | 1 in 1,775 |
| Arkansas | #323 | 9 | 1 in 2,483 |
| Mississippi | #331 | 12 | 1 in 2,431 |
| Alabama | #336 | 13 | 1 in 2,878 |
| Virginia | #347 | 10 | 1 in 3,574 |
| North Carolina | #356 | 14 | 1 in 3,503 |
| Missouri | #365 | 9 | 1 in 4,305 |
| Louisiana | #386 | 10 | 1 in 3,356 |
| Oklahoma | #386 | 6 | 1 in 3,584 |
| Florida | #399 | 7 | 1 in 3,848 |
| Michigan | #441 | 11 | 1 in 6,426 |
| South Carolina | #473 | 5 | 1 in 5,561 |
| Ohio | #569 | 8 | 1 in 10,839 |
| Illinois | #571 | 9 | 1 in 9,534 |
| Texas | #958 | 6 | 1 in 15,788 |
| California | #1,072 | 5 | 1 in 22,644 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1910 at #188 (362 births)
- Births halved by 1952, 42 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 83 yrs · run 1884–1962
- 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%)
- 26.1% of all girls named Jewell (7,687) were born in this decade
- 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 1949
Top girls' names in 1949
Top boys' names in 1949
More about 1949
girls
1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 6,580 of them was named Jewell, which outranked 91.7% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 37,743 of them was named Jewell, which outranked 75.9% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,008Genaro48
- #1,008Hobert48
- #1,008Leopoldo48
- #1,013Jewell47
- #1,013Ambrose47
- #1,013Aron47
- #1,013Edison47
- #1,029Allyn46
- #1,029Benson46
- #1,029Dayton46
Tied with 15 names at #1,013; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.