Is Jewell a boy or girl name?
Jewell is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 11 girls and 6 boys were named Jewell, so 64.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 86.3% of the 34,107 US babies named Jewell were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #11,530
- Girl rank, 2024
- #9,180
- Babies named Jewell since 1880
- 34,107
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 1,004 babies
Boys and girls named Jewell, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 22 | 104 | 82.5% |
| 1890s | 93 | 742 | 88.9% |
| 1900s | 204 | 2,321 | 91.9% |
| 1910s | 827 | 5,983 | 87.9% |
| 1920s | 1,112 | 7,687 | 87.4% |
| 1930s | 710 | 4,023 | 85% |
| 1940s | 560 | 3,101 | 84.7% |
| 1950s | 390 | 1,707 | 81.4% |
| 1960s | 214 | 1,057 | 83.2% |
| 1970s | 159 | 512 | 76.3% |
| 1980s | 111 | 443 | 80% |
| 1990s | 115 | 625 | 84.5% |
| 2000s | 73 | 664 | 90.1% |
| 2010s | 69 | 378 | 84.6% |
| 2020s | 20 | 81 | 80.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #11,530 | 11 | #9,180 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,084 | 13 | #8,238 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,713 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,477 | 17 | #6,825 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,459 |
| 2019 | 7 | #10,230 | 23 | #5,515 |
| 2018 | 8 | #9,191 | 38 | #3,882 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,883 | 39 | #3,879 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,850 | 38 | #3,954 |
| 2015 | 6 | #11,329 | 39 | #3,884 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,267 | 49 | #3,295 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,425 | 31 | #4,580 |
| 2012 | 6 | #11,450 | 43 | #3,675 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,186 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,658 |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,361 | 44 | #3,643 |
| 2008 | 7 | #10,406 | 55 | #3,098 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,841 | 67 | #2,727 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,918 | 62 | #2,829 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,399 | 57 | #2,884 |
| 2004 | 10 | #7,234 | 68 | #2,494 |
| 2003 | 5 | #11,739 | 81 | #2,153 |
| 2002 | 8 | #8,013 | 71 | #2,294 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,107 |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,083 | 80 | #2,065 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,476 | 100 | #1,658 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,287 | 86 | #1,809 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,903 | 74 | #1,952 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,402 | 65 | #2,113 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,389 | 77 | #1,846 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,653 | 49 | #2,559 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,342 | 48 | #2,583 |
| 1992 | 9 | #5,869 | 46 | #2,658 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,905 | 38 | #3,009 |
| 1990 | 15 | #3,866 | 42 | #2,764 |
| 1989 | 13 | #4,151 | 55 | #2,204 |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,034 | 39 | #2,720 |
| 1987 | 15 | #3,269 | 35 | #2,805 |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,293 | 35 | #2,751 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,490 | 46 | #2,235 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,753 | 40 | #2,399 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,992 | 48 | #2,084 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,793 | 51 | #2,038 |
| 1981 | 14 | #3,124 | 45 | #2,238 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,723 | 49 | #2,109 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,222 | 46 | #2,165 |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,498 | 47 | #2,024 |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,508 | 47 | #2,037 |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,556 | 45 | #1,978 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,495 | 31 | #2,536 |
| 1974 | 16 | #2,507 | 52 | #1,743 |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,356 | 53 | #1,694 |
| 1972 | 18 | #2,201 | 61 | #1,529 |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,623 | 57 | #1,630 |
| 1970 | 22 | #1,910 | 73 | #1,425 |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,835 | 72 | #1,341 |
| 1968 | 17 | #1,989 | 64 | #1,410 |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,786 | 92 | #1,090 |
| 1966 | 25 | #1,556 | 73 | #1,265 |
| 1965 | 16 | #2,033 | 115 | #954 |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,765 | 119 | #973 |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,609 | 106 | #1,045 |
| 1962 | 24 | #1,646 | 126 | #947 |
| 1961 | 28 | #1,536 | 147 | #882 |
| 1960 | 17 | #2,007 | 143 | #867 |
| 1959 | 31 | #1,423 | 132 | #911 |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,800 | 128 | #909 |
| 1957 | 42 | #1,206 | 155 | #814 |
| 1956 | 48 | #1,097 | 161 | #775 |
| 1955 | 47 | #1,094 | 172 | #723 |
| 1954 | 44 | #1,126 | 152 | #758 |
| 1953 | 41 | #1,159 | 188 | #660 |
| 1952 | 39 | #1,189 | 176 | #668 |
| 1951 | 38 | #1,180 | 224 | #572 |
| 1950 | 40 | #1,132 | 219 | #564 |
| 1949 | 47 | #1,016 | 260 | #503 |
| 1948 | 52 | #970 | 275 | #486 |
| 1947 | 47 | #1,057 | 273 | #497 |
| 1946 | 51 | #939 | 301 | #445 |
| 1945 | 59 | #813 | 268 | #437 |
| 1944 | 59 | #820 | 307 | #413 |
| 1943 | 67 | #806 | 370 | #374 |
| 1942 | 57 | #870 | 390 | #353 |
| 1941 | 66 | #767 | 348 | #356 |
| 1940 | 55 | #854 | 309 | #375 |
| 1939 | 65 | #750 | 294 | #385 |
| 1938 | 53 | #856 | 342 | #348 |
| 1937 | 57 | #814 | 325 | #357 |
| 1936 | 78 | #670 | 328 | #348 |
| 1935 | 59 | #807 | 390 | #318 |
| 1934 | 78 | #693 | 423 | #305 |
| 1933 | 75 | #688 | 467 | #278 |
| 1932 | 76 | #713 | 467 | #289 |
| 1931 | 94 | #613 | 448 | #301 |
| 1930 | 75 | #733 | 539 | #277 |
| 1929 | 93 | #636 | 560 | #270 |
| 1928 | 88 | #673 | 652 | #247 |
| 1927 | 104 | #613 | 735 | #238 |
| 1926 | 87 | #680 | 718 | #245 |
| 1925 | 125 | #552 | 810 | #231 |
| 1924 | 114 | #595 | 830 | #228 |
| 1923 | 139 | #516 | 802 | #229 |
| 1922 | 135 | #541 | 830 | #226 |
| 1921 | 116 | #589 | 857 | #219 |
| 1920 | 111 | #595 | 893 | #216 |
| 1919 | 110 | #573 | 817 | #218 |
| 1918 | 119 | #550 | 821 | #220 |
| 1917 | 107 | #573 | 746 | #225 |
| 1916 | 94 | #601 | 699 | #231 |
| 1915 | 103 | #555 | 692 | #226 |
| 1914 | 77 | #571 | 570 | #220 |
| 1913 | 66 | #533 | 482 | #216 |
| 1912 | 80 | #435 | 456 | #209 |
| 1911 | 40 | #465 | 338 | #210 |
| 1910 | 31 | #505 | 362 | #188 |
| 1909 | 24 | #538 | 304 | #192 |
| 1908 | 17 | #643 | 288 | #192 |
| 1907 | 27 | #452 | 284 | #191 |
| 1906 | 26 | #435 | 255 | #192 |
| 1905 | 19 | #537 | 253 | #192 |
| 1904 | 24 | #439 | 202 | #215 |
| 1903 | 19 | #494 | 197 | #217 |
| 1902 | 19 | #496 | 201 | #208 |
| 1901 | 14 | #546 | 159 | #231 |
| 1900 | 15 | #664 | 178 | #238 |
| 1899 | 11 | #639 | 141 | #232 |
| 1898 | 15 | #553 | 137 | #255 |
| 1897 | 13 | #596 | 87 | #311 |
| 1896 | 15 | #544 | 76 | #335 |
| 1895 | 11 | #656 | 77 | #325 |
| 1894 | 6 | #1,018 | 62 | #352 |
| 1893 | 6 | #969 | 50 | #383 |
| 1892 | 10 | #716 | 49 | #381 |
| 1891 | 6 | #907 | 37 | #410 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 26 | #512 |
| 1889 | 7 | #845 | 26 | #493 |
| 1888 | 7 | #870 | 27 | #481 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 8 | #899 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 15 | #589 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 9 | #771 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 6 | #973 |
| 1883 | 8 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #970 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 8 | #652 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jewell reached #435 in 1906. As a girl name, it reached #188 in 1910. 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 Jewell
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.