Chanel

#1,309 for girls in 2025, 170 births · Last seen for boys in 1996 at #7,971
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1991 · 676 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
19,097
since 1955

Chanel over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Chanel has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201989peak #380, 1991girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,309170
2024#1,223192
2023#1,168206
2022#937289
2021#829333
2020#715391
2019#781355
2018#770354
2017#728391
2016#651450
2015#684417
2014#630453
2013#722382
2012#746373
2011#827320
2010#813333
2009#799354
2008#772380
2007#880318
2006#921287
2005#914272
2004#920263
2003#1,008229
2002#1,034209
2001#933238
2000#815278
1999#796275
1998#694325
1997#597378
1996#561416#7,9716
1995#618358
1994#526468
1993#422594
1992#393658
1991#380676
1990#418606#8,1175
1989#468523#4,52711
1988#427544
1987#469465
1986#433495
1985#465458
1984#471437
1983#465434
1982#557332
1981#655270#5,4686
1980#650281
1979#660264#6,0565
1978#776198
1977#880163
1976#880151
1975#923140
1974#1,008119
1973#980121
1972#1,21987
1971#1,084111
1970#1,24789
1969#1,24281
1968#1,45161
1967#1,50655
1966#1,76641
1965#1,85438
1964#2,07133
1963#1,92237
1962#2,66821
1961#4,00911
1960#5,1687
1959#3,61912
1958#4,8907
1957#5,3776
1956#4,8377
1955#4,7407
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1932#3,7765
1931#3,7635
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1929#2,9808
1928#4,1515
1927#4,2105
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1925#4,1975
1924#3,5057
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1918#3,3687
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First appearance
1955

The first year at least five girls were named Chanel! It came in at #4,740, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1955–1958, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.

Where Chanel is popular in 1989

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedNHWashington: #377 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,457 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedMNIllinois: #326 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,147 girlsILWisconsin: #489 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,185 girlsWIMichigan: #274 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,889 girlsMINew York: #289 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,747 girlsNYMassachusetts: #536 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,812 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedORNevada: #216 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedIAIndiana: #482 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,816 girlsINOhio: #515 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,366 girlsOHPennsylvania: #418 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,265 girlsPANew Jersey: #455 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,428 girlsNJConnecticut: #337 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,390 girlsCTCalifornia: #401 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 2,392 girlsCAUtah: #406 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,240 girlsUTColorado: #442 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,940 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedNEMissouri: #612 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,422 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedWVVirginia: #479 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,710 girlsVAMaryland: #404 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,771 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedDEArizona: #555 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,633 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #511 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,068 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #708 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,151 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Chanel, so not publishedALGeorgia: #632 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,231 girlsGAHawaii: #97 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 421 girlsHITexas: #548 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,811 girlsTXFlorida: #460 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,349 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#97 · 1 in 421
  2. Nevada#216 · 1 in 1,024
  3. Michigan#274 · 1 in 1,889
  4. New York#289 · 1 in 1,747
  5. Illinois#326 · 1 in 2,147

Best ever in a state: #58 in Hawaii, 1990.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#97121 in 421
Nevada#21661 in 1,024
Michigan#274321 in 1,889
New York#289681 in 1,747
Illinois#326361 in 2,147
Connecticut#33781 in 2,390
Washington#377121 in 2,457
California#4011021 in 2,392
Maryland#404101 in 2,771
Utah#40661 in 2,240
Pennsylvania#418221 in 3,265
Colorado#44271 in 2,940
New Jersey#455141 in 3,428
Florida#460231 in 3,349
Virginia#479101 in 3,710
Indiana#48291 in 3,816
Wisconsin#48971 in 4,185
North Carolina#511101 in 4,068
Ohio#515161 in 4,366
Massachusetts#53681 in 4,812
Texas#548351 in 3,811
Arizona#55571 in 3,633
Missouri#61261 in 5,422
Georgia#63281 in 5,231
Louisiana#70851 in 5,151
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Chanel
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 86 spots since 2024 (#1,223#1,309)
  • 594 spots since 2020 (#715#1,309)
  • 625 spots since 2015 (#684#1,309)
  • Biggest jump: 239 spots in 1973 (#1,219#980)
  • Biggest drop: 231 spots in 2023 (#937#1,168)
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1955
  • Peaked 1991 at #380 (676 births)
  • Births halved by 1998, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 47 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1975–2001
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,774
  • Highest: 1 in 2,774 girls born in 1991 were named Chanel (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 9,455 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 24.9% of all girls named Chanel (4,754) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s39#3,619 (1959)#4,693
1960s385#1,242 (1969)#2,366
1970s1,443#660 (1979)#966
1980s4,239#427 (1988)#506
1990s4,754#380 (1991)#541
2000s2,828#772 (2008)#900
2010s3,828#630 (2014)#735
2020s1,581#715 (2020)#1,030

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Chanel in 1989

girls
#468
523 births · 1 in 3,525 girls
boys
#4,527
11 births · 1 in 181,903 boys

Top girls' names in 1989

  1. #1Jessica47,887
  2. #2Ashley47,588
  3. #3Brittany37,792
  4. #4Amanda36,834
  5. #5Sarah27,797
  6. #6Samantha24,792
  7. #7Jennifer24,006
  8. #8Stephanie22,766
  9. #9Lauren21,065
  10. #10Elizabeth20,298
  11. #468Chanel523

Top boys' names in 1989

  1. #1Michael65,415
  2. #2Christopher53,186
  3. #3Matthew45,375
  4. #4Joshua44,100
  5. #5David35,225
  6. #6Daniel35,007
  7. #7Andrew34,817
  8. #8Justin32,852
  9. #9James32,720
  10. #10Robert30,072
  11. #4,527Chanel11
More about 1989

girls

1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 3,525 of them was named Chanel, which outranked 96.8% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chanel
  1. #462Tricia525
  2. #466Connie524
  3. #466Eileen524
  4. #468Chanel523
  5. #469Judith515
  6. #470Noelle513
  7. #471Patrice504
Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. 9,523Audriana#10,386#863
  2. 7,504Martika#8,391#887
  3. 6,932Audrianna#7,691#759
  4. 3,972Elizabet#4,496#524
  5. 1,772Katherin#2,489#717
Fallers
  1. 539Diandra#905#1,444
  2. 524Taja#720#1,244
  3. 455Jonathan#999#1,454
  4. 445Katarina#960#1,405
  5. 397Caryn#816#1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 181,903 of them was named Chanel, which outranked 51.0% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chanel
  1. #4,271Zedrick12
  2. #4,271Zenon12
  3. #4,271Ziad12
  4. #4,527Chanel11
  5. #4,527Aaren11
  6. #4,527Abbas11
  7. #4,527Abdon11
  8. #4,811Agron10
  9. #4,811Ahsan10
  10. #4,811Aikeem10

Tied with 283 names at #4,527; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1988
Risers
  1. 6,314Kiara#7,270#956
  2. 5,870Alexande#6,426#556
  3. 1,111Kwame#1,768#657
  4. 766Kadeem#1,467#701
  5. 684Hakeem#1,270#586
Fallers
  1. 839Long#819#1,658
  2. 337Darell#981#1,318
  3. 294Whitney#890#1,184
  4. 269Trevin#840#1,109
  5. 252Curt#850#1,102

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1989