Holding steady.
Popularity of Jewelene since 1922
Babies named Jewelene per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 58 |
| 1930s | 138 |
| 1940s | 134 |
| 1950s | 51 |
| 1960s | 17 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Jewelene is a distinctly American creation, first recorded in the U.S. in 1922. It reached its highest popularity in 1935, when it ranked among the most fashionable '-ene' suffixed names for girls. After a brief period of moderate use during the 1930s, Jewelene has since become extremely rare, with no recent ranking in the top 1000. The name is typical of a naming trend that blended jewel-related vocabulary with elaborate endings, reflecting the early 20th-century preference for ornate and feminine-sounding names.
Jewelene is a 20th-century coinage, formed by adding the popular suffix '-ene' (from names like Marlene or Darlene) to the word jewel, which itself derives from Old French 'jouel' (a precious stone). The name emerged during the early 1900s when elaborate feminine names ending in '-ene' were fashionable in the United States.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Jewell, Lena, Juju
Sibling names for Jewelene
Names that share Jewelene's style, for a brother or sister.
