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Jewel

Girl

Meaning of Jewel: English: 'precious stone'

Jewel is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1397th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2253rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1397

150 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2253

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

46,728

First recorded 1880 · peak 1920

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 142 babies1982: 142 babies1983: 146 babies1984: 123 babies1985: 121 babies1986: 135 babies1987: 156 babies1988: 140 babies1989: 175 babies1990: 164 babies19901991: 193 babies1992: 171 babies1993: 158 babies1994: 164 babies1995: 164 babies1996: 178 babies1997: 341 babies1998: 504 babies1999: 467 babies2000: 434 babies20002001: 431 babies2002: 382 babies2003: 365 babies2004: 350 babies2005: 322 babies2006: 334 babies2007: 377 babies2008: 320 babies2009: 298 babies2010: 291 babies20102011: 281 babies2012: 339 babies2013: 295 babies2014: 330 babies2015: 324 babies2016: 313 babies2017: 342 babies2018: 320 babies2019: 284 babies2020: 263 babies20202021: 209 babies2022: 244 babies2023: 187 babies2024: 168 babies2025: 150 babies
US babies named Jewel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 504.

Gender split

11% boys · 89% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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