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Jewel

“Gemstone; originally 'toy or delight' in Old French” — English, from Old French jouel origin

Girl's name · #1512 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Jewel has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #198 (1904) · 41,485 babies named Jewel all-time · 1 in 11,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 11,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Jewels

• Jewel — American singer-songwriter
• Jewel Staite — Canadian actress
• Jewel Taylor — Liberian politician, senator from Bong County
• Jewel Carmen — American actress (1897–1984)
• Jewel Plummer Cobb — American biologist (1924–2017)

In stories & tradition

• Jewel — The Last Battle

What Jewels become

Among 71 notable people named Jewel:

Entertainers appear 2.09× more often than among typical names — e.g. Jewel, American singer-songwriter.

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