Jowell
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JOH-wel
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #8,239 for boys
Jowell is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 8,239th for boys in the US (9 babies).
Where does Jowell come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Joel, or the English surname Jowell
Is Jowell a girl's or a boy's name?
Jowell is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jowell in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,239among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 190,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the US were named Jowell, making it the 8,239th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 93 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Jowell in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jowell in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #8,239 |
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,105 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 24 | #4,222 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4,101 |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,229 |
| 2015 | 36 | #3,148 |
| 2014 | 62 | #2,173 |
| 2013 | 53 | #2,363 |
| 2012 | 72 | #1,958 |
| 2011 | 93 | #1,635 |
| 2010 | 92 | #1,677 |
| 2009 | 83 | #1,796 |
| 2008 | 77 | #1,874 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #6,962 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
Names like Jowell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jaxton Jax Gael Jaylen Axel Jettson Daxton Jayden Jadiel Jayceon Judah Kayson
Names related to Jowell
More Modern names
Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn Ailani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jowell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jowell, updated 20 October 2026.