How Many People Are Named Chanell?
An estimated 2,749 people in the United States have the first name Chanell. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Chanell peaked in popularity in 1991 with 114 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chanell 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 Chanell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,749
About 1 in 124,683 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1991
114 births
Total Registered
2,889
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chanell
Chanell is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,889 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chanell as a female name
Ranked #9,655 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1991 (114 births)
Chanell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chanell span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 894 babies were registered. Chanell has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chanell by Decade
How has Chanell 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.
Chanell by State
Birth registrations for Chanell span all 15 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Michigan. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Georgia. On average, about 76 Chanells were registered per state.
Chanell + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chanell as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chanell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chanell?
We estimate approximately 2,749 people named Chanell 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 124,683 Americans share this first name.
Is Chanell a common name?
Chanell is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,889 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chanell most popular?
Chanell reached peak popularity in 1991, when 114 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chanell is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chanell a female name?
Chanell is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chanell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chanell Smith, Chanell Johnson, Chanell 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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