Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2015

Jewels

Gender Girl · 3% boys Rank 2025 #3,673 Trend ↓ Falling 13%
Rank 2025
#3,673
among girls · ↑939 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
46
named Jewels · +28% vs 2024
How common
1 in 39,202
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2015
57 babies
All-time total
1,274
#6,466 all-time among girls
First recorded
1987
in Social Security records

Jewels popularity over time

1,274 babies have been named Jewels since 1987, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
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1980s 24 – 24 2 – #6,313
1990s 219 – 219 22 +813% #3,379
2000s 355 – 355 36 +62% #3,276
2010s 440 13 453 45 +28% #3,012
2020s (to 2025) 202 21 223 37 -18% #3,673

Where Jewels is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 40 0.02 outside top 500
2027 39 0.02 outside top 500
2028 38 0.02 outside top 500
2029 38 0.02 outside top 500
2030 37 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Jewels

Jewels is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,673 in 2025 with 41 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1987, 1,274 American babies have been named Jewels. Its peak came in 2015, when 57 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jewels stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jewels?

The median living Jewels is about 14 years old; half are between 7 and 23. An estimated 1,300 people named Jewels are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jewels year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 41 #3,673 5 #12,873
2024 30 #4,612 6 #11,573
2023 32 #4,408 5 #13,093
2022 33 #4,328 – –
2021 34 #4,197 – –
2020 32 #4,307 5 #12,973
2019 39 #3,821 5 #13,027
2018 54 #3,026 – –
2017 50 #3,220 – –
2016 39 #3,886 8 #9,239
2015 57 #3,012 – –
2014 49 #3,296 – –
2013 47 #3,383 – –
2012 36 #4,171 – –
2011 33 #4,406 – –
2010 36 #4,145 – –
2009 47 #3,483 – –
2008 37 #4,222 – –
2007 37 #4,163 – –
2006 32 #4,508 – –
2005 29 #4,635 – –
2004 33 #4,216 – –
2003 31 #4,253 – –
2002 36 #3,681 – –
2001 42 #3,276 – –
2000 31 #4,021 – –
1995 21 #4,752 – –
1990 16 #5,658 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jewels, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jewels?

The median living Jewels is about 14 years old. Half of all living Jewelss are between 7 and 23 years old.

How many people named Jewels are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Jewels are alive in the United States, based on 1,274 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jewels in 2025?

Jewels ranked #3,673 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 41 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jewels?

1,274 babies have been named Jewels in the United States since 1987, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jewels most popular?

Jewels peaked in 2015, when 57 newborns received the name.

Is Jewels a boy or girl name?

Jewels is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 97% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jewels rising or falling?

Jewels is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jewels become more popular?

Jewels is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 37 girls named Jewels in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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