How Many People Are Named Chenell?
An estimated 237 people in the United States have the first name Chenell. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Chenell peaked in popularity in 1987 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chenell 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 Chenell paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
237
About 1 in 1,446,221 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1987
15 births
Total Registered
256
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chenell
Chenell is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 256 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chenell as a female name
Ranked #9,984 in 1997
8 female births in 1997
Peak: 1987 (15 births)
Chenell: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chenell span from the 1960s to the 1990s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 99 babies were registered. While Chenell is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Chenell by Decade
How has Chenell 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.
Chenell + Last Name Combinations
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Chenell: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chenell?
We estimate approximately 237 people named Chenell 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 1,446,221 Americans share this first name.
Is Chenell a common name?
Chenell is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 76.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 256 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chenell most popular?
Chenell reached peak popularity in 1987, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chenell is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chenell a female name?
Chenell is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chenell Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chenell Smith, Chenell Johnson, Chenell 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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