Name Legacy

Channel

Recorded 1967–2024 · United States

Channel was most popular in 1991, when 85 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,838 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,524 people named Channel.

Most popular in1991
Rank that year#2,838
Births that year85
Total since 18801,524
Given to100% girls

Channel over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Channel’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Channel a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Channel is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,524 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Channel

Where Channel is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org