Channel
Girl · sha-NEL · French
Channel is a girls' name of French origin, meaning “channel, canal”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Channel mean?
French: respelling of Chanel, a French surname from chanel 'channel'
“channel, canal”
Usually a respelling of Chanel, the surname of the fashion designer Coco Chanel.
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Is Channel a girl's or a boy's name?
Channel is a girls' name.
How popular is Channel in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Channel 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.
Channel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,942 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Channel in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 85 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Channel in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 1996, the years shaded on the chart below.
Channel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 11 | #9,706 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8,610 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6,089 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 20 | #5,994 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 22 | #4,864 |
| 1998 | 22 | #4,793 |
| 1997 | 30 | #3,713 |
| 1996 | 29 | #3,718 |
| 1995 | 26 | #3,964 |
| 1994 | 40 | #2,930 |
| 1993 | 57 | #2,262 |
| 1992 | 64 | #2,100 |
| 1991 | 85 | #1,704 |
| 1990 | 84 | #1,729 |
| 1989 | 68 | #1,905 |
| 1988 | 79 | #1,635 |
| 1987 | 64 | #1,811 |
| 1986 | 47 | #2,194 |
| 1985 | 50 | #2,099 |
| 1984 | 47 | #2,110 |
| 1983 | 42 | #2,271 |
| 1982 | 39 | #2,451 |
| 1981 | 43 | #2,305 |
| 1980 | 34 | #2,699 |
| 1979 | 38 | #2,430 |
| 1978 | 38 | #2,350 |
| 1977 | 32 | #2,606 |
| 1976 | 35 | #2,334 |
| 1975 | 17 | #3,773 |
| 1974 | 16 | #3,862 |
| 1973 | 19 | #3,341 |
| 1972 | 14 | #4,091 |
| 1971 | 16 | #3,787 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
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