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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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 1954

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedWIMichigan: #786 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 17,532 girlsMINew 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: #582 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 10,197 girlsOHPennsylvania: #846 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 22,604 girlsPANew 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: #577 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,682 girlsMOKentucky: #295 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,624 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedWVVirginia: #408 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,527 girlsVAMaryland: #407 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,695 girlsMDDelaware: 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: #382 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,223 girlsARTennessee: #295 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,765 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #593 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,608 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #628 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,624 girlsLAMississippi: #461 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,700 girlsMSAlabama: #560 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,343 girlsALGeorgia: #457 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,103 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedHITexas: #823 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 11,202 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#295 · 1 in 2,624
  2. Tennessee#295 · 1 in 2,765
  3. Arkansas#382 · 1 in 3,223
  4. Maryland#407 · 1 in 4,695
  5. Virginia#408 · 1 in 4,527

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#295131 in 2,624
Tennessee#295141 in 2,765
Arkansas#38261 in 3,223
Maryland#40761 in 4,695
Virginia#40891 in 4,527
Georgia#45791 in 5,103
Mississippi#46161 in 4,700
Alabama#56051 in 7,343
Missouri#57751 in 8,682
Ohio#582101 in 10,197
North Carolina#59361 in 8,608
Louisiana#62851 in 7,624
Michigan#78651 in 17,532
Texas#823101 in 11,202
Pennsylvania#84651 in 22,604
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Delaware———
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Oregon———
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South Carolina———
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Utah———
Vermont———
Washington———
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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 1954

girls
#754
152 births · 1 in 12,776 girls
boys
#1,122
44 births · 1 in 46,335 boys

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #754Jewell152

Top boys' names in 1954

  1. #1Michael88,568
  2. #2Robert86,331
  3. #3James86,311
  4. #4John81,168
  5. #5David79,556
  6. #6William61,426
  7. #7Richard57,042
  8. #8Thomas47,159
  9. #9Gary37,920
  10. #10Charles37,463
  11. #1,122Jewell44
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 12,776 of them was named Jewell, which outranked 88.6% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jewell
  1. #748Marybeth153
  2. #748Megan153
  3. #748Tana153
  4. #754Jewell152
  5. #754Bonny152
  6. #754Earline152
  7. #754Jacquline152
  8. #759Charleen151
  9. #760Evangeline150
  10. #760Fran150

Tied with 4 names at #754; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

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

boys

2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 46,335 of them was named Jewell, which outranked 74.3% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jewell
  1. #1,112Randolf45
  2. #1,112Roel45
  3. #1,112Ty45
  4. #1,122Jewell44
  5. #1,122Abelardo44
  6. #1,122Brice44
  7. #1,122Donal44
  8. #1,137Blaise43
  9. #1,137Buck43
  10. #1,137Dann43

Tied with 14 names at #1,122; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 592Ricci#1,331 → #739
  2. ↑ 470Demetrius#1,357 → #887
  3. ↑ 382Crawford#1,378 → #996
  4. ↑ 310Gavin#1,139 → #829
  5. ↑ 296Dino#1,058 → #762
Fallers
  1. ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
  3. ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268

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

See the top 100 for 1954 →