Jewel
Meaning
"precious gem, treasure"
Origin: Old French jouel
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #1,404
- Total SSA Count
- 159
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Jew, Jey, Jeie
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"precious gem, treasure"
Origin: Old French jouel
"apple"
Origin: Japanese
Jewel is more popular, ranked #1404 vs #12499 for Ringo.
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Jewel is more popular, ranked #1404 compared to Ringo at #12499 in the United States.
Jewel means "precious gem, treasure" (Old French jouel origin). Ringo means "apple" (Japanese origin).
Jewel is primarily a girl name. Ringo is primarily a boy name.