How Many People Are Named Jewels?
An estimated 1,208 people in the United States have the first name Jewels. It is predominantly female (97.7%). The average bearer is 17 years old, and Jewels peaked in popularity in 2015 with 57 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jewels 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 Jewels paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Jewels is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,208
About 1 in 283,737 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.7% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2015
57 births
Total Registered
1,226
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jewels
Jewels is predominantly female (97.7%), though 28 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jewels as a male name
Ranked #13,111 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (8 births)
Jewels as a female name
Ranked #4,595 in 2024
30 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (57 births)
Jewels: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jewels span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 452 babies were registered. While Jewels is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jewels by Decade
How has Jewels 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.
Jewels by State
Birth registrations for Jewels span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, Florida. On average, about 66 Jewelss were registered per state.
Jewels + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jewels as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jewels
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jewels: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jewels?
We estimate approximately 1,208 people named Jewels 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 283,737 Americans share this first name.
Is Jewels a common name?
Jewels is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,226 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jewels most popular?
Jewels reached peak popularity in 2015, when 57 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jewels is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jewels a female name?
Jewels is predominantly female. 97.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jewels Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jewels Smith, Jewels Johnson, Jewels 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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