Total births
5,223
Girls' name · since 1963
Chanelle
5,223 babies named Chanelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5336
- among girls today
- 5,223
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 70%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Chanelle is the #5336 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 5,223 recorded since 1963.
Chanelle has 5,223 recorded births among girls since 1963, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5336 as of the latest data, more common than 70% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #5336 among girls today
- 5,223 born since 1963
- 1990s peak decade
- 70% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Chanelle is currently the #5336 girls' name in America, more common than 70% of girls - 5,223 born since 1963, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5336
- among girls today
- 5,223
- born since 1963
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 70%
- more common than other girls
Chanelle vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#5336
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 70% of names given to girls today.
1990s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Chanelle was born in this single decade.
1991
Single peak year
224 babies were named Chanelle in 1991 - its busiest year on record.
How Chanelle compares
5,223 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,726 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
Chanelle's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chanelle | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,223 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 224 | 48 | 19,840 |
Chanelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chanelle splits its recorded history at 1994: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 224 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chanelle at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1991
Current rank
#5,336
Active since
1963
Chanelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 224
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Chanelle by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Chanelle's strongest decade.
1,490 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Chanelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 78
1960s
78 births
- 1970s 433
1970s
433 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,405 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,490 births
- 2000s
2000s
905 births
- 2010s
2010s
741 births
- 2020s 171
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,490 births (29% of all-time use).
How Chanelle 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 Chanelle's total volume
Chanelle vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Chanelle by state
Where Chanelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 788 | 15.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 439 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 261 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 199 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 166 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 126 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 112 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 99 | 1.9% |
California share of Chanelle's total US births 15.1%
Even split
788 of 5,223 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Chanelle appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Chanelle? ▼
5,223 babies have been named Chanelle since 1963. It currently ranks #5336 among girls. The peak year was 1991 with 224 births.
When was Chanelle most popular? ▼
Chanelle was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,490 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Chanelle most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Chanelle are California (788 births), New York (439 births), Florida (261 births).
How long has the name Chanelle been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Chanelle since 1963 -- 63 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Chanelle? ▼
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.
What to do with Chanelle's data
- Chanelle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,490 total births); usage has since declined to 171 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chanelles (788 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Chanelle
Nearby Names Like Chanelle
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Chanelle
Charlotte Girl
#4 453,433 births
Charlene Girl
#1755 133,729 births
Charlie Girl
#140 40,359 births
Charity Girl
#2041 35,518 births
Chasity Girl
#4059 24,414 births
Compare Chanelle side by side: Chanelle vs Charlotte Chanelle vs Charlene Chanelle vs Charlie
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Chanelle
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1963–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Chanelle: #5336 Girls' Name - 5,223 Births, Peak 1991." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/chanelle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Chanelle 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 July 2026.