Chapel is a rare name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Chapel is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,190 among girls (34) and #3,457 among boys (33) — overall #4,593 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
Girls named Chapel per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1996–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Chapel · 33 in 2025
Boys named Chapel per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1996–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here