Given name
Jewelene
“one who is playful; resembling a precious gem”
Jewelene is a variant of Jewel. One French interpretation is “one who is playful; resembling a precious gem.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jewelene is a variant of Jewel. One French interpretation is “one who is playful; resembling a precious gem.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jewelene is a variant of Jewel. An origin associated with Jewel is Old French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1922. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jewelene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 398
- 0 boys · 398 girls
- Most popular year
- 1935
- 23 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1964. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 23 in 1935. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 253 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jewelene’s family of names
Jewelene has a related form in Jewel.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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