Chanel is an established girls' name that peaked in 1991 and has grown less common since.
Chanel is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,311 for girl births in the United States (and #2,463 across all names), given to 170 babies. Chanel was first reported in SSA data in 1918 and peaked in 1991 (676 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 170 | 170 | #1,311 | — |
| 2024 | 192 | 192 | #1,224 | — |
| 2023 | 206 | 206 | #1,169 | — |
| 2022 | 289 | 289 | #937 | — |
| 2021 | 333 | 333 | #829 | — |
| 2020 | 391 | 391 | #715 | — |
| 2019 | 355 | 355 | #781 | — |
| 2018 | 354 | 354 | #772 | — |
| 2017 | 391 | 391 | #728 | — |
| 2016 | 450 | 450 | #652 | — |
| 2015 | 417 | 417 | #685 | — |
| 2014 | 453 | 453 | #630 | — |
| 2013 | 382 | 389 | #722 | — |
| 2012 | 373 | 373 | #746 | — |
| 2011 | 320 | 320 | #827 | — |
| 2010 | 333 | 338 | #813 | — |
| 2009 | 354 | 360 | #799 | — |
| 2008 | 380 | 380 | #772 | — |
| 2007 | 318 | 318 | #881 | — |
| 2006 | 287 | 287 | #923 | — |
| 2005 | 272 | 272 | #915 | — |
| 2004 | 263 | 263 | #920 | — |
| 2003 | 229 | 229 | #1,010 | — |
| 2002 | 209 | 209 | #1,034 | — |
| 2001 | 238 | 238 | #933 | — |
| 2000 | 278 | 278 | #815 | — |
| 1999 | 275 | 275 | #796 | — |
| 1998 | 325 | 325 | #694 | — |
| 1997 | 378 | — | #597 | — |
| 1996 | 422 | — | #561 | #8,109 |
| 1995 | 358 | — | #618 | — |
| 1994 | 468 | — | #526 | — |
| 1993 | 594 | — | #422 | — |
| 1992 | 658 | — | #393 | — |
| 1991 | 676 | — | #380 | — |
| 1990 | 611 | — | #418 | #8,315 |
| 1989 | 534 | — | #468 | #4,561 |
| 1988 | 544 | — | #427 | — |
| 1987 | 465 | — | #469 | — |
| 1986 | 495 | — | #434 | — |
| 1985 | 458 | — | #465 | — |
| 1984 | 437 | — | #471 | — |
| 1983 | 434 | — | #465 | — |
| 1982 | 332 | — | #557 | — |
| 1981 | 276 | — | #655 | #5,612 |
| 1980 | 281 | — | #650 | — |
| 1979 | 269 | — | #661 | #6,193 |
| 1978 | 198 | — | #777 | — |
| 1977 | 163 | — | #880 | — |
| 1976 | 151 | — | #880 | — |
| 1975 | 140 | — | #923 | — |
| 1974 | 119 | — | #1,008 | — |
| 1973 | 121 | — | #982 | — |
| 1972 | 87 | — | #1,219 | — |
| 1971 | 111 | — | #1,085 | — |
| 1970 | 89 | — | #1,248 | — |
| 1969 | 81 | — | #1,243 | — |
| 1968 | 61 | — | #1,453 | — |
| 1967 | 55 | — | #1,509 | — |
| 1966 | 41 | — | #1,769 | — |
| 1965 | 38 | — | #1,856 | — |
| 1964 | 33 | — | #2,075 | — |
| 1963 | 37 | — | #1,926 | — |
| 1962 | 21 | — | #2,672 | — |
| 1961 | 11 | — | #4,045 | — |
| 1960 | 7 | — | #5,243 | — |
| 1959 | 12 | — | #3,644 | — |
| 1958 | 7 | — | #4,967 | — |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #5,474 | — |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #4,892 | — |
| 1955 | 7 | — | #4,805 | — |
| 1932 | 5 | — | — | #3,859 |
| 1931 | 5 | — | — | #3,853 |
| 1929 | 8 | — | — | #3,027 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,250 |
| 1927 | 5 | — | — | #4,295 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,300 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,549 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | — | #4,400 |
| 1918 | 7 | — | — | #3,421 |