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Chanel

Girl

Meaning of Chanel: French: 'channel' or 'pipe'

Chanel is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1267th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2574th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1267

170 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2574

10 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

19,182

First recorded 1918 · peak 1991

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 276 babies1982: 332 babies1983: 434 babies1984: 437 babies1985: 458 babies1986: 495 babies1987: 465 babies1988: 544 babies1989: 534 babies1990: 611 babies19901991: 676 babies1992: 658 babies1993: 594 babies1994: 468 babies1995: 358 babies1996: 422 babies1997: 378 babies1998: 325 babies1999: 275 babies2000: 278 babies20002001: 238 babies2002: 209 babies2003: 229 babies2004: 263 babies2005: 272 babies2006: 287 babies2007: 318 babies2008: 380 babies2009: 354 babies2010: 333 babies20102011: 320 babies2012: 373 babies2013: 382 babies2014: 453 babies2015: 417 babies2016: 450 babies2017: 391 babies2018: 354 babies2019: 355 babies2020: 391 babies20202021: 333 babies2022: 289 babies2023: 206 babies2024: 192 babies2025: 170 babies
US babies named Chanel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 676.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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