Is Jowell a boy or girl name?

Jowell is a boy’s name. Of the 806 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.6% were girls and 99.4% were boys.

Jowell

Recorded 1966–2025 · United States

Jowell was most popular in 2011, when 93 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,646 that year. In 2025 it ranked #17,163, with 9 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 806 people named Jowell.

Jowell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jowell’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jowell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jowell is a boy’s name — 0.6% of the 806 Americans given it were girls and 99.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Jowell

Where Jowell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org