girl's name
Chanel
- Origin Dutch
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 25,179
Scotland
#632
2012 births
Chanel is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 170 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Chanel is a name of Dutch origin.
- Peaked in 1991, when 676 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 19,502 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Chanel started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1918.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Chanel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 35 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1950s | 39 |
| 1960s | 385 |
| 1970s | 1,448 |
| 1980s | 4,256 |
| 1990s | 4,765 |
| 2000s | 2,828 |
| 2010s | 3,828 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,581 |
How popular is Chanel?
In 2025, Chanel was given to 170 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Chanel is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Chanel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Chanel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Chanel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Chanel in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Chanelle
Sibling names for Chanel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Chanel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Chanel
How popular is the name Chanel?
In 2025, Chanel was given to 170 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Chanel a girl's or a boy's name?
Chanel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Chanel?
Chanel has 2 syllables.
When was Chanel most popular?
Chanel peaked in 1991, when 676 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Chanel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Chanel currently ranks #1,315 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Chanel originally a boys' or girls' name?
Chanel was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.