Chanel

Where Chanel comes from

From French Chanel. As a given name, principally after Coco Chanel.
— Wiktionary's entry for Chanel
Chanel through the years
  1. 1955
    First appearance
    #4,740 among girls with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1955
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  3. 1985
    Chanel Preston born
    former American pornographic actress
  4. 1991
    Chanel Terrero born
    Spanish-Cuban singer and actress
  5. 1991
    Peak, #380
    676 babies named Chanel, the most in any year.
  6. 1998
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #694.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Chanel Preston · former American pornographic actress, born 1985
  • Chanel Terrero · Spanish-Cuban singer and actress, born 1991
  • Chanel Iman · American model, born 1990
  • Chanel West Coast · American television personality, rapper and singer, born 1988
  • Chanel Cresswell · British actress, born 1990

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.