The first name Jewel

In 2025, 12 girls were named Jewel, making it the 2,278th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2011, with 24 births (#1,295).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jewel with other names.

In 2025, 141 girls born in the United States were named Jewel, the 1,514th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1920, when 826 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Jewel
  American singer-songwriter, born 1974
• Jewel Staite
  Canadian actress, born 1982
• Jewel
  American pornographic actress, born 1976
• Jewel Plummer Cobb
  American biologist (1924–2017)
• Jewel Shepard
  American actress, born 1958
• Jewel Brown
  American jazz and blues singer, 1937–2024

What does the name Jewel mean?

From jewel.

How popular is the name Jewel?

In 2025, 12 girls born in England and Wales were named Jewel, ranking 2,278th. Its peak was 2011, with 24 births.

Is Jewel a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 46,728 US babies named Jewel since 1880, 89% were girls and 11% boys.

When was Jewel most popular?

1920 in the United States, when 826 babies were named Jewel, its highest rank at 228th.

What name is Jewel a form of?

Jewel is a form of Jewell.

What are other spellings of Jewel?

Jewell.