Channel Girl
How popular is Channel?
Peaked in 1991
No babies were recorded with the name Channel in 2025. It was most used in 1991, when 85 girls got the name.
1,487living people named Channel (est.)
36median age of people named Channel
1,524babies named Channel since 1880
Channel popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1991 (85 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,635 in 1988 |
| First recorded | 1967 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
Channel counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Chanel family of names ranked #1,017 for girls in 2025 (#952 the year before), with 197 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Channel by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18 | #5,455 |
| 1970s | 230 | #2,334 |
| 1980s | 513 | #1,635 |
| 1990s | 459 | #1,704 |
| 2000s | 179 | #5,004 |
| 2010s | 93 | #6,449 |
| 2020s | 32 | #12,137 |
Questions
- Is Channel a boy or girl name?
- Channel is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Channel were girls.
- How popular is the name Channel?
- No babies were recorded with the name Channel in 2025. It was most used in 1991, when 85 girls got the name.
- When was Channel most popular?
- Channel peaked in 1991, when 85 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,635 in 1988.
- How many people are named Channel?
- 1,524 babies have been named Channel in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,487 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 36.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.