Jewel

Jewel is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Jewel are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 12%Female 88%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 12% male / 88% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 5,157 male / 39,722 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Jewel

To address Jewel when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Jewel," in English, "Guten Tag Jewel," in German. About 12% of people named Jewel are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Jewel,

German

Guten Tag Jewel,

French

Bonjour Jewel,

Spanish

Estimado/a Jewel:

Chinese

Jewel您好：

Japanese

Jewel様

English

Hi Jewel,

German

Hi Jewel,

French

Salut Jewel,

Spanish

Hola Jewel,

Chinese

Jewel你好：

Japanese

Jewelさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Jewel by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	woman's name	12%
Great Britain	rare	woman's name	25%

United States birth data

5,157 male · 39,722 female · 44,879 births recorded

Male 11%Female 89%

Since 1980: 5% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Jewel a male or female name?

Jewel is a unisex given name: about 12% of people named Jewel are men and 88% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Jewel in an email?

Is Jewel a unisex name?

Jewel is not a unisex name: 12% of people named Jewel are men. Jewel leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Jewel a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jewel (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_jewel,
  title  = {Is Jewel a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/jewel},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}