Girls' name · since 1983
Schanel
Schanel has 15 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #50,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Schanel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15 recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Schanel has been recorded 15 times among girls since 1983, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1992.
- #50,170 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Schanel ranks #50,170 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #50,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Schanel's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Schanel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Schanel's full recorded timeline at 1986, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births.
Schanel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1992
- Peak year (1983)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Schanel by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
1980s was Schanel's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Schanel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Schanel's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Schanel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1983–1992 (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 Schanel 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.