Jewel
An English word name from Old French joel, a precious ornament, which goes back to the Latin iocus, meaning jest or plaything.
Jewel in 2025
Jewel was given to 150 babies in the United States in 2025 — 9 boys and 141 girls, making it the 2,699th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 22,102 babies born.
The history of Jewel
Jewel reached its highest point in 1920, when 959 babies were given the name, ranking 365th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 276th, in 1904.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 46,728 babies have been named Jewel. Half of them were born before 1937, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Silent Generation.
Jewel by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jewel | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 160 | 699 |
| 1890s | 735 | 387 |
| 1900s | 2,285 | 276 |
| 1910s | 6,335 | 296 |
| 1920s | 9,060 | 365 |
| 1930s | 5,745 | 396 |
| 1940s | 4,183 | 550 |
| 1950s | 3,081 | 802 |
| 1960s | 2,048 | 1,083 |
| 1970s | 1,232 | 1,516 |
| 1980s | 1,407 | 1,662 |
| 1990s | 2,504 | 942 |
| 2000s | 3,613 | 1,103 |
| 2010s | 3,119 | 1,496 |
| 2020s | 1,221 | 1,805 |
Where Jewel is heading
Jewel has fallen 54% over the past decade, from 324 babies in 2015 to 150 in 2025.
Names like Jewel
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jewel.