Name Legacy

Chenelle

Recorded 1964–2021 · United States

Chenelle was most popular in 1990, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,503 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 804 people named Chenelle.

Most popular in1990
Rank that year#4,503
Births that year41
Total since 1880804
Given to100% girls

Chenelle over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Chenelle’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chenelle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chenelle is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 804 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.

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