Girl name French origin

Chanel

shuh-NEL · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
channel;pipe
Language
French
Culture
French
Religion
Secular
Style era
modern
Themes
French · modern
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1221
2024 births192
Peak year1991
First appeared1955
Total US births18,926
1991 peak19551972199020072024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Channie
Alternate spellings
ChanelleShanel
In other languages
Chanel (French)

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