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Jewell

Pronounced JH UW1 IH0 L (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1920
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Jewell?

Jewell is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 34,107 children — the 738th most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 258 births across the past decade, against a peak of 893 in a single year. That peak was in 1920.

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1920Girls: 893Boys: 111

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
JH UW1 IH0 L
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Jewell

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Jewell

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Jewell?
Jewell ranks 738th among girls' names in US records, with 34,107 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 258.
Is Jewell a unisex name?
No. Jewell is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Jewell most popular?
1920, when 893 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.