Girls' name · since 1961
Chanell
Chanell has 2,897 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,678 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,127 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,897
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chanell currently ranks #12127 among girls' names in America, with 2,897 babies recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Chanell recorded 2,897 times among girls since 1961, holding rank #12127 nationally today, ahead of 30% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #3,678 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,127 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,897 born since 1961
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanell ranks #3,678 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,127 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,897 born since 1961, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,678 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,127 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,897
- born since 1961
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chanell's 2,897 recorded births place it above 94.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Chanell compares
2,897 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chanell's all-time total is 8x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chanell | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,897 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 114 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chanell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chanell splits its recorded history at 1994: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 114 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chanell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Chanell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (894 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Chanell's strongest decade.
894 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Chanell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 88
1960s
88 births
- 1970s
1970s
432 births
- 1980s
1980s
894 births
- 1990s
1990s
735 births
- 2000s
2000s
405 births
- 2010s 282
2010s
282 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 894 births (31% of all-time use).
How Chanell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chanell's total volume
Chanell by state
Where Chanell concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 269 | 9.3% |
| #2 | California | | 262 | 9.0% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 107 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 92 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 74 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 70 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Texas | | 60 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 51 | 1.8% |
269 of 2,897 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Chanell appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chanell's data
- Chanell's decade-level peak was the 1980s (894 total births); usage has since declined to 61 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Chanells (269 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chanell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~64 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chanell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.