Jewel

Meaning: Gemstone; earlier sense toy or delight
Origin: English (from Old French jouel) — The earlier sense comes from Old French

Girl's name · #1514 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Jewel holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1514 in 2025). About 41,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Jewel is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Jewel ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,344 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,766 in Canada (2024).

Famous Jewels

Jewel — American singer-songwriter
Jewel Staite — Canadian actress
Jewel Taylor — Liberian politician, senator from Bong County
Jewel Carmen — American actress (1897–1984)
Jewel Plummer Cobb — American biologist (1924–2017)

In stories & tradition

Jewel — Rio (film)
Jessica Jones (as Jewel) — Marvel Comics

What Jewels become

Among 71 notable people named Jewel:

Entertainers appear 2.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jewel, American singer-songwriter.

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