Recorded 1970–1998 Girls' name Peak 1979 62 births

Chennel — girls' name

62 babies named Chennel in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

62 girls have been named Chennel since 1970, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.

62
total births
1970–1998
years on record
1980s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Chennel was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

8 babies were named Chennel in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chennel

The Social Security Administration has registered 62 babies named Chennel between 1970 and 1998, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chennel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chennel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chennel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chennel 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 62 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.

Chennel at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

62

Since 1970

29 years of records

Peak year

1979

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1970

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1998

Chennel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1970

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
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Chennel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
32 births that decade — 52% of Chennel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chennel?
62 babies have been named Chennel since 1970. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
When was Chennel most popular?
Chennel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Chennel been used?
Chennel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 29 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Chennel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cheryl, Chelsea, Cheyenne, Cheri, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1970–1998 (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.