Feminine dossier · first seen 1955

Chanel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Chanel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1991

Peak era

1991

Peak rank proxy

676

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Millennial

1955Peak 19912024

Peak year

1991

Decline from peak

71.6%

2024

192

All-time

18,926

Chanel is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1991, when 676 girls were named Chanel.

In 2024, only 192 girls were given the name.

Down 71.6% from its peak.

All told, about 18,926 Americans have been named Chanel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1955.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1991

1991676 girls named Chanel

2024192 girls named Chanel

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