Chanell
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NEL
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #11,928 for girls
Chanell is a girls' name of French origin, meaning “channel, canal”. In 2025 it ranked 11,928th for girls in the US (7 babies).
What does Chanell mean?
French: spelling of Chanel; French surname, from Old French chanel, canal
“channel, canal”
Popularised by Gabrielle Coco Chanel, the French designer who founded the Chanel fashion house.
Meaning borrowed from Chanel. More on Wiktionary.
Is Chanell a girl's or a boy's name?
Chanell is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chanell in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Chanell in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2006. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Chanell in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,949 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,730 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Chanell in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #11,928among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 230,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 60% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the US were named Chanell, making it the 11,928th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,919th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 114 girls. It first appears in the records in 1961.
Half of all the girls named Chanell in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 226 girls in the US were given Chanell or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #981, up from #11,928 for this spelling alone.
Chanell in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #11,928 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6,686 |
| 2020 | 16 | #6,919 |
| 2019 | 23 | #5,445 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 28 | #4,809 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 39 | #3,841 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 34 | #4,241 |
| 2012 | 29 | #4,834 |
| 2011 | 42 | #3,658 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4,179 |
| 2009 | 48 | #3,408 |
| 2008 | 36 | #4,267 |
| 2007 | 43 | #3,720 |
| 2006 | 43 | #3,616 |
| 2005 | 42 | #3,505 |
| 2004 | 36 | #3,894 |
| 2003 | 35 | #3,865 |
| 2002 | 37 | #3,591 |
| 2001 | 38 | #3,482 |
| 2000 | 47 | #2,970 |
| 1999 | 42 | #3,096 |
| 1998 | 49 | #2,728 |
| 1997 | 60 | #2,256 |
| 1996 | 63 | #2,148 |
| 1995 | 63 | #2,120 |
| 1994 | 60 | #2,204 |
| 1993 | 72 | #1,938 |
| 1992 | 102 | #1,527 |
| 1991 | 114 | #1,403 |
| 1990 | 110 | #1,429 |
| 1989 | 90 | #1,560 |
| 1988 | 112 | #1,291 |
| 1987 | 106 | #1,301 |
| 1986 | 92 | #1,392 |
| 1985 | 72 | #1,631 |
| 1984 | 94 | #1,307 |
| 1983 | 89 | #1,346 |
| 1982 | 83 | #1,445 |
| 1981 | 87 | #1,406 |
| 1980 | 69 | #1,657 |
| 1979 | 69 | #1,623 |
| 1978 | 52 | #1,893 |
| 1977 | 60 | #1,717 |
| 1976 | 45 | #1,968 |
| 1975 | 41 | #2,097 |
| 1974 | 32 | #2,396 |
| 1973 | 38 | #2,094 |
| 1972 | 37 | #2,093 |
| 1971 | 33 | #2,340 |
| 1970 | 25 | #2,779 |
| 1969 | 24 | #2,704 |
| 1968 | 16 | #3,314 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 11 | #4,095 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
| 1961 | 8 | #4,881 |
Names like Chanell
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine Erin Chloe Molly Amber Hannah Cara Abigail Jessica Caitlin Darcie Holly
Other spellings of Chanell
Names related to Chanell
More French names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chanell: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chanell, updated 20 October 2026.