Chanel
About Chanel
Fans of the classic French designer would now more fashionably choose Coco.
Pronounced sha-NELL.
As of October 2026, Chanel ranked #1311 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #381 in 1991.
Editor's take: The name Chanel is a girl's name of French origin meaning "dweller near the canal".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #630 | 453 | 253.6 |
| 2015 | #685 | 417 | 233.6 |
| 2016 | #652 | 450 | 253.9 |
| 2017 | #728 | 391 | 226.5 |
| 2018 | #771 | 354 | 208.1 |
| 2019 | #780 | 355 | 211.5 |
| 2020 | #715 | 390 | 241.3 |
| 2021 | #828 | 333 | 202.9 |
| 2022 | #937 | 289 | 176.2 |
| 2023 | #1,167 | 206 | 128.4 |
| 2024 | #1,221 | 192 | 118.5 |
| 2025 | #1,311 | 170 | 105.8 |
World rankings
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Chanel on lists
Famous Chanels
- Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel
French fashion designer
- Chanel Iman
American supermodel
- Chanel Preston
American adult film actress
- Chanel Modiri Mokango
Congolese basketball player
- Chanel Cole
Australian singer of group Spook
- Chanel Cresswell
English actress
- Chanel West Coast
stage name of Chelsea Chanel Dudley, American rapper and TV personality
- Chanel Capra
American screenwriter and producer
- Chanel Simmonds
South African tennis player
- Chanel Joy Puaalaonali Wise
Miss Hawaii USA 2007
- Chanel Totti (b. 2007)
daughter of footballer Francesco Totti and Ilary Blasi
- Chanel Nicole Marrow (b. 2015)
daughter of rapper Ice,T and Coco Austin
- Lyric Chanel Anderson
daughter of reality TV personality Tami Roman and basketball player Kenny Anderson
- Saint Peter Chanel
priest and martyr; patron saint of Oceania
- Chanel Miller
American writer and artist
Chanel in pop culture
- Chanel Oberlin
character from "Scream Queens" played by Emma Roberts
- Chanel #2
character from "Scream Queens" played by Ariana Grande
- Chanel #3
character from "Scream Queens" played by Billie Lourd
- Chanel #5
character from "Scream Queens" played by Abigail Breslin