Is Jewel a boy or girl name?
Jewel is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 159 girls and 8 boys were named Jewel, so 95.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 88.8% of the 46,571 US babies named Jewel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #9,359
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,402
- Babies named Jewel since 1880
- 46,571
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 959 babies
Boys and girls named Jewel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 28 | 132 | 82.5% |
| 1890s | 75 | 660 | 89.8% |
| 1900s | 209 | 2,076 | 90.9% |
| 1910s | 822 | 5,513 | 87% |
| 1920s | 1,281 | 7,779 | 85.9% |
| 1930s | 871 | 4,874 | 84.8% |
| 1940s | 543 | 3,640 | 87% |
| 1950s | 415 | 2,665 | 86.5% |
| 1960s | 225 | 1,823 | 89% |
| 1970s | 187 | 1,044 | 84.8% |
| 1980s | 161 | 1,246 | 88.6% |
| 1990s | 133 | 2,371 | 94.7% |
| 2000s | 129 | 3,485 | 96.4% |
| 2010s | 100 | 3,018 | 96.8% |
| 2020s | 54 | 1,012 | 94.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #9,359 | 159 | #1,402 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,241 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,305 | 223 | #1,111 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,168 | 195 | #1,215 |
| 2020 | 14 | #6,122 | 248 | #1,017 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,672 | 268 | #971 |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,060 | 315 | #861 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,465 | 333 | #819 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,178 | 299 | #919 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,745 | 314 | #881 |
| 2014 | 14 | #6,132 | 316 | #868 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,424 | 286 | #898 |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,206 | 332 | #809 |
| 2011 | 7 | #10,129 | 274 | #940 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,430 | 281 | #923 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,603 | 286 | #936 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,428 | 309 | #898 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,840 | 365 | #791 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,265 | 321 | #837 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,398 | 310 | #826 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,958 | 337 | #769 |
| 2003 | 14 | #5,395 | 351 | #729 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,888 | 370 | #681 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,260 | 417 | #602 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,904 | 419 | #604 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,163 | 454 | #556 |
| 1998 | 13 | #5,009 | 491 | #515 |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,451 | 330 | #665 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,752 | 168 | #1,099 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,688 | 154 | #1,141 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,520 | 145 | #1,211 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,341 | 144 | #1,207 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,694 | 159 | #1,117 |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,111 | 179 | #1,032 |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,524 | 147 | #1,172 |
| 1989 | 18 | #3,261 | 157 | #1,078 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,142 | 123 | #1,220 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,623 | 143 | #1,073 |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,197 | 120 | #1,183 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,686 | 109 | #1,253 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,754 | 106 | #1,225 |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,373 | 125 | #1,099 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,639 | 124 | #1,134 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,312 | 129 | #1,083 |
| 1980 | 17 | #2,785 | 110 | #1,199 |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,195 | 106 | #1,228 |
| 1978 | 14 | #2,983 | 87 | #1,360 |
| 1977 | 23 | #2,097 | 99 | #1,228 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,756 | 98 | #1,167 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,695 | 87 | #1,286 |
| 1974 | 24 | #1,909 | 101 | #1,145 |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,651 | 107 | #1,079 |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,285 | 128 | #952 |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,237 | 111 | #1,088 |
| 1970 | 24 | #1,821 | 120 | #1,031 |
| 1969 | 26 | #1,623 | 114 | #1,021 |
| 1968 | 15 | #2,148 | 146 | #843 |
| 1967 | 21 | #1,734 | 130 | #898 |
| 1966 | 16 | #2,002 | 157 | #786 |
| 1965 | 24 | #1,611 | 187 | #729 |
| 1964 | 18 | #1,938 | 225 | #684 |
| 1963 | 26 | #1,561 | 211 | #700 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,999 | 193 | #745 |
| 1961 | 35 | #1,355 | 234 | #677 |
| 1960 | 27 | #1,568 | 226 | #677 |
| 1959 | 28 | #1,514 | 231 | #659 |
| 1958 | 31 | #1,410 | 231 | #652 |
| 1957 | 46 | #1,142 | 237 | #636 |
| 1956 | 36 | #1,290 | 269 | #574 |
| 1955 | 34 | #1,300 | 265 | #556 |
| 1954 | 48 | #1,089 | 278 | #532 |
| 1953 | 39 | #1,203 | 260 | #536 |
| 1952 | 57 | #947 | 307 | #479 |
| 1951 | 52 | #979 | 291 | #483 |
| 1950 | 44 | #1,068 | 296 | #471 |
| 1949 | 51 | #979 | 302 | #461 |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,182 | 349 | #426 |
| 1947 | 48 | #1,043 | 398 | #406 |
| 1946 | 56 | #881 | 325 | #429 |
| 1945 | 42 | #988 | 358 | #372 |
| 1944 | 46 | #958 | 364 | #368 |
| 1943 | 62 | #840 | 399 | #360 |
| 1942 | 70 | #772 | 419 | #339 |
| 1941 | 65 | #772 | 404 | #328 |
| 1940 | 66 | #762 | 322 | #367 |
| 1939 | 84 | #650 | 392 | #311 |
| 1938 | 71 | #725 | 368 | #329 |
| 1937 | 75 | #692 | 415 | #304 |
| 1936 | 79 | #664 | 422 | #297 |
| 1935 | 74 | #706 | 477 | #279 |
| 1934 | 90 | #634 | 494 | #276 |
| 1933 | 94 | #601 | 509 | #274 |
| 1932 | 96 | #601 | 562 | #264 |
| 1931 | 97 | #598 | 547 | #263 |
| 1930 | 111 | #569 | 688 | #232 |
| 1929 | 104 | #594 | 690 | #228 |
| 1928 | 138 | #515 | 743 | #230 |
| 1927 | 131 | #537 | 775 | #232 |
| 1926 | 149 | #491 | 787 | #225 |
| 1925 | 111 | #597 | 812 | #230 |
| 1924 | 128 | #556 | 823 | #229 |
| 1923 | 111 | #602 | 729 | #241 |
| 1922 | 141 | #522 | 810 | #228 |
| 1921 | 135 | #539 | 784 | #232 |
| 1920 | 133 | #531 | 826 | #228 |
| 1919 | 127 | #529 | 778 | #224 |
| 1918 | 124 | #540 | 747 | #232 |
| 1917 | 111 | #559 | 642 | #245 |
| 1916 | 111 | #542 | 726 | #224 |
| 1915 | 108 | #537 | 652 | #237 |
| 1914 | 81 | #551 | 515 | #236 |
| 1913 | 50 | #633 | 392 | #244 |
| 1912 | 49 | #575 | 416 | #222 |
| 1911 | 38 | #476 | 327 | #216 |
| 1910 | 23 | #609 | 318 | #202 |
| 1909 | 25 | #525 | 252 | #224 |
| 1908 | 22 | #547 | 244 | #220 |
| 1907 | 31 | #410 | 250 | #206 |
| 1906 | 21 | #495 | 227 | #204 |
| 1905 | 23 | #472 | 201 | #220 |
| 1904 | 25 | #423 | 229 | #198 |
| 1903 | 14 | #603 | 197 | #216 |
| 1902 | 13 | #627 | 153 | #252 |
| 1901 | 13 | #575 | 161 | #228 |
| 1900 | 22 | #500 | 162 | #255 |
| 1899 | 8 | #823 | 105 | #285 |
| 1898 | 10 | #720 | 130 | #265 |
| 1897 | 7 | #890 | 87 | #310 |
| 1896 | 13 | #609 | 58 | #375 |
| 1895 | 11 | #655 | 61 | #359 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 74 | #325 |
| 1893 | 10 | #680 | 42 | #417 |
| 1892 | 10 | #715 | 39 | #432 |
| 1891 | 6 | #906 | 31 | #465 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 33 | #453 |
| 1889 | 7 | #844 | 27 | #479 |
| 1888 | 5 | #1,108 | 17 | #621 |
| 1887 | 5 | #997 | 23 | #466 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 20 | #496 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 9 | #770 |
| 1884 | 6 | #912 | 6 | #972 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 9 | #668 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 10 | #616 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 6 | #782 |
| 1880 | 5 | #989 | 5 | #878 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jewel reached #410 in 1907. As a girl name, it reached #198 in 1904. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jewel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.