How Many People Are Named Chanele?
An estimated 159 people in the United States have the first name Chanele. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Chanele peaked in popularity in 1995 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chanele as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chanele paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
159
About 1 in 2,155,688 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1995
14 births
Total Registered
167
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chanele
Chanele is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 167 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chanele as a female name
Ranked #12,753 in 1998
6 female births in 1998
Peak: 1995 (14 births)
Chanele: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chanele span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 75 babies were registered. Chanele remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Chanele by Decade
How has Chanele tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chanele by State
Chanele + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chanele as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chanele: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chanele?
We estimate approximately 159 people named Chanele are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,155,688 Americans share this first name.
Is Chanele a common name?
Chanele is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 167 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chanele most popular?
Chanele reached peak popularity in 1995, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chanele is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chanele a female name?
Chanele is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chanele Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chanele Smith, Chanele Johnson, Chanele Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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