Chanel

Where Chanel comes from

From French Chanel. As a given name, principally after Coco Chanel.
— Wiktionary's entry for Chanel
Along the way
  1. 1955
    First appearance
    #4,740 among girls, 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 it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  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 — more than any year before or since.
  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.