How Many People Are Named Jewel?
An estimated 19,510 people in the United States have the first name Jewel. It is used for both genders, with 88.8% female. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Jewel peaked in popularity in 1920 with 959 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jewel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jewel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
19,510
About 1 in 17,568 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
88.8% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1920
959 births
Total Registered
46,571
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jewel
Jewel is predominantly female (88.8%), though 5,233 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jewel as a male name
Ranked #9,359 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 1926 (149 births)
Jewel as a female name
Ranked #1,402 in 2024
159 female births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (826 births)
Jewel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jewel span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 9,060 babies were registered. Jewel has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jewel by Decade
How has Jewel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 160 | 28 | 132 | |
| 1890s | 735 | 75 | 660 | |
| 1900s | 2,285 | 209 | 2,076 | |
| 1910s | 6,335 | 822 | 5,513 | |
| 1920s | 9,060 | 1,281 | 7,779 | |
| 1930s | 5,745 | 871 | 4,874 | |
| 1940s | 4,183 | 543 | 3,640 | |
| 1950s | 3,080 | 415 | 2,665 | |
| 1960s | 2,048 | 225 | 1,823 | |
| 1970s | 1,231 | 187 | 1,044 | |
| 1980s | 1,407 | 161 | 1,246 | |
| 1990s | 2,504 | 133 | 2,371 | |
| 2000s | 3,614 | 129 | 3,485 | |
| 2010s | 3,118 | 100 | 3,018 | |
| 2020s | 1,066 | 54 | 1,012 | |
Jewel by State
Birth registrations for Jewel span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Alabama, Georgia. The lowest are in South Dakota, Alaska, Nebraska. On average, about 860 Jewels were registered per state.
Jewel + Last Name Combinations
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Jewel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jewel?
We estimate approximately 19,510 people named Jewel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 17,568 Americans share this first name.
Is Jewel a common name?
Jewel is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 46,571 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jewel most popular?
Jewel reached peak popularity in 1920, when 959 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jewel is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jewel a female name?
Jewel is predominantly female. 88.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jewel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jewel Smith, Jewel Johnson, Jewel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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