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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201957peak #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.

Show data table
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 1957

  • 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: #899 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 18,075 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedWIMichigan: #633 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 10,569 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: #751 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 13,886 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: #840 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 12,613 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: #570 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,530 girlsMOKentucky: #246 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,874 girlsKYWest Virginia: #310 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,470 girlsWVVirginia: #595 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,288 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: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedKSArkansas: #417 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,710 girlsARTennessee: #469 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,381 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #426 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,218 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: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedALGeorgia: #503 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,750 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jewell, so not publishedHITexas: #988 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 14,430 girlsTXFlorida: #687 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,182 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#246 · 1 in 1,874
  2. West Virginia#310 · 1 in 2,470
  3. Arkansas#417 · 1 in 3,710
  4. North Carolina#426 · 1 in 4,218
  5. Tennessee#469 · 1 in 5,381

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#246181 in 1,874
West Virginia#31081 in 2,470
Arkansas#41751 in 3,710
North Carolina#426121 in 4,218
Tennessee#46971 in 5,381
Georgia#50381 in 5,750
Missouri#57061 in 7,530
Virginia#59551 in 8,288
Michigan#63391 in 10,569
Florida#68751 in 9,182
Ohio#75181 in 13,886
California#840131 in 12,613
Illinois#89961 in 18,075
Texas#98881 in 14,430
Alabama———
Alaska———
Arizona———
Colorado———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Indiana———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Mississippi———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New Mexico———
New York———
North Dakota———
Oklahoma———
Oregon———
Pennsylvania———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
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 1957

girls
#812
155 births · 1 in 13,193 girls
boys
#1,199
42 births · 1 in 51,363 boys

Top girls' names in 1957

  1. #1Mary61,102
  2. #2Susan45,954
  3. #3Linda44,517
  4. #4Debra42,728
  5. #5Karen40,591
  6. #6Deborah40,096
  7. #7Cynthia39,340
  8. #8Patricia39,283
  9. #9Barbara29,692
  10. #10Donna28,042
  11. #812Jewell155

Top boys' names in 1957

  1. #1Michael92,781
  2. #2James84,337
  3. #3David82,403
  4. #4Robert81,765
  5. #5John79,033
  6. #6William56,852
  7. #7Mark52,841
  8. #8Richard52,446
  9. #9Thomas44,625
  10. #10Steven36,842
  11. #1,199Jewell42
More about 1957

girls

2,044,851 girls got a published name in 1957; 1 in 13,193 of them was named Jewell, which outranked 88.4% of the 7,015 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jewell
  1. #807Letha157
  2. #810Dawna156
  3. #810Joellen156
  4. #812Jewell155
  5. #812Christa155
  6. #812Dorthy155
  7. #812Martina155
  8. #818Juliet154
  9. #818Migdalia154
  10. #820Katheryn153

Tied with 5 names at #812; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,944Tammi#3,696 → #752
  2. ↑ 1,310Tamela#2,151 → #841
  3. ↑ 1,298Tammie#1,662 → #364
  4. ↑ 993Tia#1,968 → #975
  5. ↑ 676Tamera#1,287 → #611
Fallers
  1. ↓ 423Corliss#878 → #1,301
  2. ↓ 399Glynis#977 → #1,376
  3. ↓ 367Merrie#977 → #1,344
  4. ↓ 303Taryn#935 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 291Glendora#963 → #1,254

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

boys

2,157,236 boys got a published name in 1957; 1 in 51,363 of them was named Jewell, which outranked 73.7% of the 4,552 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jewell
  1. #1,185Richmond43
  2. #1,185Walker43
  3. #1,185Wendall43
  4. #1,199Jewell42
  5. #1,199Alford42
  6. #1,199Allyn42
  7. #1,199Cleophus42
  8. #1,214Anibal41
  9. #1,214Barron41
  10. #1,214Caesar41

Tied with 14 names at #1,199; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1956
Risers
  1. ↑ 714Dion#1,642 → #928
  2. ↑ 404Wes#1,317 → #913
  3. ↑ 371Antoine#1,232 → #861
  4. ↑ 340Domenick#1,335 → #995
  5. ↑ 329Mitch#868 → #539
Fallers
  1. ↓ 458Lannie#999 → #1,457
  2. ↓ 402Desi#986 → #1,388
  3. ↓ 354Gavin#924 → #1,278
  4. ↓ 317Murphy#917 → #1,234
  5. ↓ 288Eliot#897 → #1,185

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

See the top 100 for 1957 →