as a First Name
Recent adoption of the vocabulary word meaning ‘gemstone’ (from Old French jouel, diminutive of jou ‘plaything, delight’, Latin iocus). The given name may derive from its use as a term of affection, or may have been suggested by the vogue in the 19th century for creating given names from words denoting particular gemstones, e.g. Beryl, Ruby.
| 1,156th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 22,062
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 32,723
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Jewel per capita
- 1910
- marked the height of its popularity
95%
5%
55%
55+
55+
14%
30-54
30-54
6%
13-29
13-29
26%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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