Jewell
Variant of Jewel, from the English word for a gem, by way of Old French joel; an English surname of the same shape instead comes from Breton Judicael.
Jewell in 2025
Jewell was given to 19 babies in the United States in 2025 — 5 boys and 14 girls, making it the 10,779th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 174,492 babies born.
The history of Jewell
Jewell reached its highest point in 1920, when 1,004 babies were given the name, ranking 352nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 261st, in 1910.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 34,126 babies have been named Jewell. Half of them were born before 1927, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Jewell by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jewell | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 126 | 714 |
| 1890s | 835 | 335 |
| 1900s | 2,525 | 264 |
| 1910s | 6,810 | 261 |
| 1920s | 8,799 | 352 |
| 1930s | 4,733 | 466 |
| 1940s | 3,661 | 602 |
| 1950s | 2,097 | 910 |
| 1960s | 1,271 | 1,365 |
| 1970s | 671 | 1,957 |
| 1980s | 554 | 2,742 |
| 1990s | 740 | 2,652 |
| 2000s | 737 | 3,267 |
| 2010s | 447 | 4,986 |
| 2020s | 120 | 8,706 |
Where Jewell is heading
Jewell has fallen 58% over the past decade, from 45 babies in 2015 to 19 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1920 peak — Jewell is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Jewell
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jewell.