The first name Chanel
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
From French Chanel. As a given name, principally after Coco Chanel.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 girls were named Chanel, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2006, with 124 births (#349).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Chanel with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Chanel at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 170 girls born in the United States were named Chanel, the 1,311th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1991, when 676 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Nicknames for Chanel
Famous people named Chanel
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Chanel PrestonFormer American pornographic actress, born 1985
- Chanel ImanAmerican model (born 1990)
- Chanel West CoastAmerican television personality, rapper and singer, born 1988
- Chanel CresswellBritish actress, born 1990
- Chanel MillerAmerican writer, born 1992
- Chanel CamrynAmerican pornographic actress, born 2001
- Chanel SantiniAmerican pornographic ex-actor, born 1998
Questions
- What does the name Chanel mean?
- From French Chanel. As a given name, principally after Coco Chanel.
- How popular is the name Chanel?
- In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Chanel, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 2006, with 124 births.
- What are nicknames for Chanel?
- Common nicknames for Chanel include Nellie.
- Is Chanel a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 19,182 US babies named Chanel since 1880 were girls.
- When was Chanel most popular?
- 1991 in the United States, when 676 babies were named Chanel, its highest rank at 380th.