Girl
Jewel
Jewel is a girl's name meaning "precious stone, treasure". It has cooled since its 1920s peak, though it is still chosen today. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. 1920 was this name's high-water mark in the U.S. birth records.
Middle EnglishMiddle English
EtymologyMeaning "precious stone, treasure"
Births by decade
1900s
2,285
1910s
6,335
1920s
9,060
1930s
5,745
1940s
4,183
1950s
3,080
1960s
2,047
1970s
1,231
1980s
1,408
1990s
2,502
2000s
3,610
2010s
2,498
Peaked in the 1920s · 43,984 total U.S. births since 1900