Jewel

Meaning: Jewel, gemstone
Origin: English — From the word jewel

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.

#2,278 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,730 in Canada (2025) · #2,713 in Austria (2024) · #2,300 in Sweden (2023) · #14,397 in Italy (2023) · #634 in Ireland (2022) · #5,321 in France (2022) · #7,834 in Ecuador (2020).

Famous Jewels

Jewel — American musician (born 1974)
Jewel Staite — Canadian actress (born 1982)
Jewel Taylor — Vice President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1963)
Jewel Carmen — American actress (1897–1984)
Jewel Shepard — American actress (born 1958)

In stories & tradition

Jewel — Rio (film)
Jessica Jones (as Jewel) — Fictional character in 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 musician (born 1974).

Similar names: Angeline · Jessie · Roslyn · Chanel · Janie · Sybil

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