Jewel
Pronounced JH UW1 AH0 L (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1920
- 145 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Jewel?
Jewel is a name given to both boys and girls, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 51,717 children — the 586th most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1920, when 879 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Jule and Juel — because they are pronounced identically.
Roughly 15% of children named Jewel are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Jewel and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Jule
- Juel
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- JH UW1 AH0 L · JH UW1 L
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 1
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Jewel
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Jewel
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Jewel?
- Jewel ranks 586th among girls' names in US records, with 51,717 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,626.
- Is Jewel a unisex name?
- Yes. About 15% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Jewel most popular?
- 1920, when 879 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Jewel spelled?
- Jule, Juel. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.