Is Chanel a boy or girl name?
Chanel is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 192 girls and 0 boys were named Chanel, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 19,011 US babies named Chanel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,221
- Babies named Chanel since 1918
- 19,011
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 676 babies
Boys and girls named Chanel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 35 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 39 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 385 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 1,443 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 17 | 4,239 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 11 | 4,754 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,828 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,828 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,410 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,221 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 206 | #1,167 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 289 | #937 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 333 | #828 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 390 | #715 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 355 | #780 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 354 | #771 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 391 | #728 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 450 | #652 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 417 | #685 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 453 | #630 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 382 | #722 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 373 | #746 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 320 | #827 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 333 | #813 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 354 | #799 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 380 | #772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 318 | #881 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 287 | #923 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 272 | #915 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 263 | #920 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 229 | #1,008 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 209 | #1,034 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 238 | #933 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 278 | #815 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 275 | #795 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 325 | #694 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 378 | #597 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,109 | 416 | #561 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 358 | #618 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 468 | #526 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 594 | #422 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 658 | #393 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 676 | #381 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,311 | 606 | #418 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,560 | 523 | #468 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 544 | #427 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 465 | #469 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 495 | #434 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 458 | #465 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 437 | #471 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 434 | #465 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 332 | #557 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,612 | 270 | #655 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 281 | #650 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,194 | 264 | #661 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 198 | #777 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 163 | #880 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 151 | #880 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 140 | #923 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,008 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 121 | #982 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,219 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,086 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,249 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,243 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,453 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,509 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,769 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,856 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,075 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,927 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,672 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,045 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,244 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,644 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,966 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,474 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,892 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,805 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,858 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,853 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,027 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,250 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,295 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,300 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,549 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,400 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,421 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Chanel reached #3,027 in 1929. As a girl name, it reached #381 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Chanel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.