Jewell
Jewell is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Jewell
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jewell is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Jewell
As a girl name
American parents first put Jewell on the record books as a girl name in 1880, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 893 Jewells were born — ranking #216 that year. About 26% of every Jewell on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Jewell ranks #8,446 for girls with 11 births, falling sharply (-49%). All told, over 29K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Jewell as a boy name dates back to 1883, when 8 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 139 newborns named Jewell — #515 in the national rankings. About 24% of every Jewell on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Jewell last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jewell
Jewell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 29K births in the dataset. Jewell's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #188. Use the chart and map above to compare Jewell's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.