Jewell Boy & girl
How popular is Jewell?
#7,489 girl name in 2025
14 baby girls were named Jewell in the US in 2025, making it the 7489th most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
Jewell popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #7,489 for girls (▲ 1452 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 14 girls, 5 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-64% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,841 in 2015, #6,321 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1920 (893 girls) |
| Highest rank | #188 in 1910 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 21% boys, 79% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jewell counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jewel family of names ranked #1,180 for girls in 2025 (#1,134 the year before), with 155 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jewel | 141 | 91% |
| Jewell | 14 | 9% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Jewell by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 104 | #476 |
| 1890s | 742 | #231 |
| 1900s | 2,321 | #191 |
| 1910s | 5,983 | #188 |
| 1920s | 7,687 | #216 |
| 1930s | 4,023 | #277 |
| 1940s | 3,101 | #352 |
| 1950s | 1,707 | #561 |
| 1960s | 1,057 | #865 |
| 1970s | 512 | #1,421 |
| 1980s | 443 | #2,024 |
| 1990s | 625 | #1,652 |
| 2000s | 664 | #2,051 |
| 2010s | 378 | #3,270 |
| 2020s | 95 | #5,635 |
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Questions
- Is Jewell a boy or girl name?
- Jewell is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 21% of babies named Jewell were boys and 79% were girls.
- How popular is the name Jewell?
- 14 baby girls were named Jewell in the US in 2025, making it the 7489th most popular girl name. Another 5 boys got the name (#12,004 for boys).
- When was Jewell most popular?
- Jewell peaked in 1920, when 893 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #188 in 1910.
- How many people are named Jewell?
- 34,126 babies have been named Jewell in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,628 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 70.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.