Chanelle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NEL
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #5,916 for girls
Chanelle is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,916th for girls in the US (20 babies).
What does Chanelle mean?
French: elaboration of Chanel, after the fashion house
An elaboration of Chanel, the surname of the French fashion designer Coco Chanel.
Is Chanelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Chanelle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chanelle in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 161 girls.
Half of all the girls named Chanelle in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Chanelle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #3,388 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2014 | 26 | #1,336 |
| 2013 | 36 | #1,065 |
| 2012 | 41 | #959 |
| 2011 | 71 | #628 |
| 2010 | 74 | #592 |
| 2009 | 91 | #495 |
| 2008 | 141 | #356 |
| 2007 | 161 | #318 |
| 2006 | 92 | #467 |
| 2005 | 74 | #513 |
| 2004 | 88 | #448 |
| 2003 | 81 | #468 |
| 2002 | 56 | #577 |
| 2001 | 70 | #480 |
| 2000 | 71 | #468 |
| 1999 | 88 | #402 |
| 1998 | 98 | #375 |
| 1997 | 87 | #418 |
| 1996 | 93 | #391 |
How popular is Chanelle in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,916th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20 about 1 in 80,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the US were named Chanelle, making it the 5,916th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,675th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 224 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963.
2025 had fewer girls named Chanelle than any year since 1969.
Half of all the girls named Chanelle in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 226 girls in the US were given Chanelle or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #981, up from #5,916 for this spelling alone.
Chanelle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #5,916 |
| 2024 | 24 | #5,297 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4,562 |
| 2022 | 26 | #5,025 |
| 2021 | 31 | #4,409 |
| 2020 | 40 | #3,675 |
| 2019 | 49 | #3,221 |
| 2018 | 42 | #3,613 |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,925 |
| 2016 | 68 | #2,594 |
| 2015 | 76 | #2,408 |
| 2014 | 94 | #2,071 |
| 2013 | 87 | #2,152 |
| 2012 | 112 | #1,807 |
| 2011 | 68 | #2,613 |
| 2010 | 89 | #2,185 |
| 2009 | 117 | #1,830 |
| 2008 | 93 | #2,157 |
| 2007 | 104 | #1,971 |
| 2006 | 92 | #2,107 |
| 2005 | 80 | #2,253 |
| 2004 | 76 | #2,283 |
| 2003 | 82 | #2,122 |
| 2002 | 80 | #2,110 |
| 2001 | 84 | #2,009 |
| 2000 | 97 | #1,787 |
| 1999 | 85 | #1,854 |
| 1998 | 102 | #1,595 |
| 1997 | 111 | #1,473 |
| 1996 | 116 | #1,421 |
| 1995 | 122 | #1,343 |
| 1994 | 148 | #1,188 |
| 1993 | 182 | #1,015 |
| 1992 | 194 | #980 |
| 1991 | 224 | #878 |
| 1990 | 206 | #922 |
| 1989 | 196 | #916 |
| 1988 | 186 | #916 |
| 1987 | 180 | #920 |
| 1986 | 141 | #1,065 |
| 1985 | 130 | #1,109 |
| 1984 | 140 | #1,018 |
| 1983 | 137 | #1,024 |
| 1982 | 93 | #1,337 |
| 1981 | 105 | #1,239 |
| 1980 | 97 | #1,310 |
| 1979 | 86 | #1,420 |
| 1978 | 64 | #1,653 |
| 1977 | 57 | #1,774 |
| 1976 | 48 | #1,883 |
| 1975 | 35 | #2,321 |
| 1974 | 30 | #2,497 |
| 1973 | 28 | #2,565 |
| 1972 | 38 | #2,057 |
| 1971 | 22 | #3,062 |
| 1970 | 25 | #2,779 |
| 1969 | 18 | #3,198 |
| 1968 | 12 | #3,999 |
| 1967 | 15 | #3,339 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 10 | #4,201 |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
Names like Chanelle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jasmine, Chloe, Erin, Zoe, Molly, Amber, Hannah, Brooke, Darcie, Ellie, Nicole, Elise
Other spellings of Chanelle
Names related to Chanelle
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle, Quincy
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, “Chanelle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chanelle, updated 20 October 2026.