Jewel

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“precious gem” — English, Old French

—2024 rank
1920peak year
41,039babies named Jewel since 1880
▼ 41%5-year trend

Jewel popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 192018801920196020002024

What does Jewel mean?

From the English word for a precious gem, from Old French jouel. Used in the Victorian era's fashion for word names.

OriginEnglish, Old French
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, modern

Names like Jewel

Same era, same vibe — if you like Jewel, these usually land on the shortlist too.

Brandy♀ girl
the distilled drink · English
rare · peak 1981
Jewell♀ girl
jewel, precious gem · English
rare · peak 1920
Tammy♀ girl
date palm · Hebrew, English
rare · peak 1963

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