girls:
226 births since 1996
#5490 (4th percentile)
boys:
113 births since 2001
#4473 (2nd percentile)
overall:
339 births since 1996
#7400 (4th percentile)
The name Chapel is the #7,400 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 339 recorded births since 1996. This represents the 4.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 4.4% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,490 (3.9% percentile) for all time with 226 births since 1996. For boys, it ranks #4,473 (2.4% percentile) for all time with 113 births since 2001.
Chapel first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1996 (1996 for girls and 2001 for boys). Birth data for Chapel is available in 24 out of the 28 years between 1996 and 2023 (22 years for girls and 13 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Chapel has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (66.7% of all recorded births). In 2023, 46.7% of babies named Chapel were girls.
For girls, Chapel reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 1.7% percentile (ranked #931) with 12 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 12 births per million (ranked 1.7% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Chapel is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #931 (1.7% percentile) with 12 births per million.
For boys, Chapel reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 2.1% percentile (ranked #892) with 13 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 13 births per million (ranked 2.1% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Chapel is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #892 (2.1% percentile) with 13 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Chapel".
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