Chinelo is a very rare variant of Chanel that peaked in 1993 and has since faded.
Chinelo is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #15,411 for girl births in the United States (and #25,551 across all names), given to 5 babies. Chinelo was first reported in SSA data in 1983 and peaked in 1993 (11 births).
Girls named Chinelo per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1983–2025 · 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 Chinelo
Boys named Chinelo per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1983–2025 · 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