Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Jewel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Jewel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1920

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

826

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

80.8%

2024

159

All-time

41,338

Jewel is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 826 girls were named Jewel.

In 2024, only 159 girls were given the name.

Down 80.8% from its peak.

All told, about 41,338 Americans have been named Jewel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1920

1920826 girls named Jewel

2024159 girls named Jewel

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