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Chanel

Meaning
Channel
Origin
French surname — Associated with the fashion designer Coco Chanel

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

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

Around the world

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#193 in Italy (2024) · #1,200 in Sweden (2025) · #1,974 in Canada (2025) · #2,243 in Austria (2025) · #2,510 in France (2025) · #5,927 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,067 in Ecuador (2024) · #816 in Poland (2022) · #892 in Netherlands (2019) · #896 in Ireland (2018) · #1,247 in Belgium (2017) · #246 in Puerto Rico (2013) and 3 more.

Famous Chanels

In stories & tradition

What Chanels become

Among 83 notable people named Chanel:

Entertainers appear 2.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Chanel Terrero, Cuban-Spanish actress, singer and dancer (born 1991).

Similar names: Terra · Kaycee · Austin · Noel · Jewel · Carina

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