Jewel is a distinctive choice, ranked #2278 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Jewel in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2278
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About the Name Jewel
Jewel is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 863 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1295 in 2011 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Jewel is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Jewel in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Jewel
Kerry Jewel — Kerry Jewel is a British theatre producer.
Jewel Brown — Jewel Brown was an American jazz and blues singer.
Jewel House — The Jewel House is a vault housing the British Crown Jewels in the Waterloo Block (formerly a barracks) at the Tower of London.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Jewel
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Jewel per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Jewel in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Jewel is rising: up 839 places since 2020, to #2,278 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,295 in 2011.
Jewel is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Jewel include: Kerry Jewel, Jewel House and Jewel Aich. Short summaries for each appear below.
Jewel does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Jewels in the wild.
12
UK babies named Jewel (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 839 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Jewel
Almost certainly the only Jewel in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Jewel
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Jewel Stradford Lafontant-Mankarious was the first female (and African American female) deputy solicitor general of the United States, an official in the administration of President George H.