Chanel

Meaning: Channel or waterway
Origin: French (from Old French chanel/chenel, from Latin canalis)

Girl's name · #1311 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Chanel holds its lane: charted since 1955 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1311 in 2025). About 19,000 girls have carried it along the way.

Across the states

See where Chanel is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 25 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Chanel ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #2,510 in France (2025) · #1,480 in Canada (2024).

Famous Chanels

Chanel Terrero — Spanish-Cuban singer and actress
Chanel Iman — American model (born 1990)
Chanel West Coast — American television personality, rapper and singer
Chanel Cresswell — British actress
Chanel Simmonds — South African female tennis player

In stories & tradition

Chanel Oberlin — Scream Queens (TV series)
Chanel Press Attache — Clouds of Sils Maria (film)
Chanel — Eight Women (book)

What Chanels become

Among 83 notable people named Chanel:

Entertainers appear 2.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Chanel Terrero, Spanish-Cuban singer and actress.

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