girl's name

Channel

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 1,864

Channel is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1991, when 85 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1967.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Channel over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.

513
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Channel by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 18
1970s 230
1980s 513
1990s 459
2000s 179
2010s 93
2020s (to 2024) 32

How popular is Channel?

In 2024, Channel was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Channel is used

Canada #2,474 6 in 1996
England & Wales #7,053 3 in 2022
France #7,460 5 in 2022
United States #13,117 7 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Channel

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Channel also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Channel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Channel

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Channel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Channel

How popular is the name Channel?

In 2024, Channel was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Channel a girl's or a boy's name?

Channel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Channel?

Channel has 2 syllables.

When was Channel most popular?

Channel peaked in 1991, when 85 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.