Recorded 1975–1998 Girls' name Peak 1995 167 births

Chanele — girls' name

167 babies named Chanele in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s741990s75

The verdict

167 girls have been named Chanele since 1975, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1998.

167
total births
1975–1998
years on record
1990s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Chanele was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

14 babies were named Chanele in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chanele

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Chanele between 1975 and 1998, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chanele currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chanele performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chanele shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chanele in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chanele in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 167 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chanele at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

167

Since 1975

24 years of records

Peak year

1995

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1975

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1998

Chanele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1975

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1995)
14
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
46810121416 19981995199219891986198319781975 6

Chanele by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
75 births that decade — 45% of Chanele's all-time total
1970s181980s741990s75

Chanele by state

Where Chanele concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chanele
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 3.0%
New York share of Chanele's total US births 3.0%

5 of 167 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chanele?
167 babies have been named Chanele since 1975. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1995 with 14 births.
When was Chanele most popular?
Chanele was most popular in the 1990s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Chanele most popular?
The top states for the name Chanele are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Chanele been used?
Chanele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 24 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Chanele?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.