Chanelle

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A few things about Chanelle you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Chanelle

Chanelle Scheepers

South African tennis player

Choose Chanelle and your child shares a first name with Chanelle Scheepers, a South African tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Chanelle, like who?” Chanelle Scheepers's Wikipedia article is available in 30 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Carine06 from UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 80,645 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Chanelle, 20 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Chanelle would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryChanelle first shows up in US birth records in 1963, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 62 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1991, when it ranked #880. Today it's #5,917, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowChanelle was 4.3× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 18,727 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 80,645.
• 🍂TrendChanelle has slipped 2,241 places over the last five years and now sits at #5,917. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn French, Chanelle means “channel, canal”. Our records link it to English and French roots.

About the name Chanelle

Chanelle is a girl name of English and French origin meaning “channel, canal”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-lle”. US birth records list Chanelle for girls from 1963 to 2025, in 63 of those 63 years. Its best year was 1991, when it ranked #880 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #5,917, with 20 babies.

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