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Chanel

The name Chanel carries the meaning "Associated with the fashion house". It found its footing in the 1990s and has not drifted far since. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. In total, about 16,879 American babies have carried this name since 1900.

FrenchFrench surname – "channel" or "pipe"
EtymologyAssociated with the fashion house
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
7
1920s
35
1930s
10
1940s
0
1950s
39
1960s
385
1970s
1,448
1980s
4,257
1990s
4,764
2000s
2,825
2010s
3,109
Peaked in the 1990s · 16,879 total U.S. births since 1900