Chanel
Chanel was the 1311th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 170 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 380th with 676 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 626 places. More babies were named Chanel in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,311 girls, down 596 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 170girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991676 babies
- Total since 1880
- 19,182babies recorded
Chanel popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 85 since 1918.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,311 | 170 |
| 2020 | #715 | 391 |
| 2010 | #813 | 333 |
| 2000 | #815 | 278 |
| 1990 | #418 | 606 |
| 1980 | #650 | 281 |
| 1970 | #1,248 | 89 |
| 1960 | #5,243 | 7 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Chanel, counting every spelling?
Chanel is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,125 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,311 for Chanel on its own. Together these spellings went to 197 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chanel | 170 | #1,311 | 1,190 |
| Chanelle | 20 | #5,960 | 131 |
| Chanell | 7 | #12,175 | 45 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Chanel?
170 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chanel (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Chanel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 49 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chanel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chanel?
About 18,700 people born in the US named Chanel are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 14 and 39. That makes Chanel mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Chanel by state
How common Chanel was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.9×), Florida (1.8×), Arizona (1.6×). In 25 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chanel: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chanel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Chanel
How popular is the name Chanel?
Chanel was the 1311th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 170 babies. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked 380th with 676 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 626 places. More babies were named Chanel in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Chanel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Chanel in the US.
Where is Chanel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Chanel was most common in Georgia (0.28 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Nevada.