Shanel
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-NEL
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #9,454 for girls
Shanel is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
What does Shanel mean?
French: spelling of Shanell, itself a spelling of Chanel or Shanelle
Inspired by Chanel, the surname of the French fashion designer Coco Chanel.
Meaning borrowed from Shanell.
Is Shanel a girl's or a boy's name?
Shanel is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shanel in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Shanel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Shanel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 11 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,755 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Shanel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,454among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 160,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the US were named Shanel, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,208th. Its busiest year was 1991, with 100 girls. It first appears in the records in 1962.
Half of all the girls named Shanel in the US since 1880 were born between 1983 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 226 girls in the US were given Shanel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #981, up from #9,454 for this spelling alone.
Shanel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6,686 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,208 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6,172 |
| 2018 | 29 | #4,660 |
| 2017 | 18 | #6,527 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4,733 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7,263 |
| 2014 | 32 | #4,453 |
| 2013 | 30 | #4,643 |
| 2012 | 37 | #4,046 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 29 | #4,859 |
| 2009 | 38 | #4,012 |
| 2008 | 31 | #4,760 |
| 2007 | 38 | #4,049 |
| 2006 | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2005 | 38 | #3,805 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4,283 |
| 2003 | 33 | #4,030 |
| 2002 | 44 | #3,192 |
| 2001 | 21 | #5,359 |
| 2000 | 24 | #4,786 |
| 1999 | 46 | #2,893 |
| 1998 | 54 | #2,527 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,817 |
| 1996 | 66 | #2,082 |
| 1995 | 56 | #2,340 |
| 1994 | 62 | #2,162 |
| 1993 | 66 | #2,063 |
| 1992 | 97 | #1,585 |
| 1991 | 100 | #1,541 |
| 1990 | 96 | #1,574 |
| 1989 | 73 | #1,814 |
| 1988 | 78 | #1,659 |
| 1987 | 75 | #1,629 |
| 1986 | 88 | #1,447 |
| 1985 | 68 | #1,690 |
| 1984 | 81 | #1,432 |
| 1983 | 90 | #1,328 |
| 1982 | 74 | #1,584 |
| 1981 | 80 | #1,504 |
| 1980 | 62 | #1,766 |
| 1979 | 57 | #1,857 |
| 1978 | 53 | #1,862 |
| 1977 | 41 | #2,216 |
| 1976 | 45 | #1,968 |
| 1975 | 36 | #2,278 |
| 1974 | 25 | #2,835 |
| 1973 | 26 | #2,689 |
| 1972 | 21 | #3,062 |
| 1971 | 21 | #3,166 |
| 1970 | 17 | #3,576 |
| 1969 | 19 | #3,101 |
| 1968 | 16 | #3,314 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 6 | #5,816 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #5,859 |
Names like Shanel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Summer Safa Erin Jasmine Amal Maya Aisha Zainab Yasmin Molly Salma Amber
Other spellings of Shanel
Names related to Shanel
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, “Shanel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shanel, updated 20 October 2026.