Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Chapel

Gender Unisex · 63% girls Rank 2025 #4,190 Trend ↑ Rising 92%
Rank 2025
#4,190
among girls · ↑1,470 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
67
named Chapel · +52% vs 2024
How common
1 in 47,273
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
67 babies
All-time total
451
#15,992 all-time among girls
First recorded
1996
in Social Security records

Chapel popularity over time

451 babies have been named Chapel since 1996, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 15 – 15 2 – #13,911
2000s 28 15 43 4 +187% #12,473
2010s 126 40 166 17 +286% #6,340
2020s (to 2025) 114 113 227 38 +128% #4,190

Where Chapel is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 38 0.02 outside top 500
2027 41 0.03 outside top 500
2028 45 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 50 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Chapel

Chapel is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,190 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 451 American babies have been named Chapel, about 63% girls and 37% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 67 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Chapel stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Chapel?

The median living Chapel is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 12. An estimated 400 people named Chapel are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Chapel year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 34 #4,190 33 #3,457
2024 22 #5,660 22 #4,588
2023 21 #5,795 24 #4,364
2022 15 #7,349 20 #4,880
2021 11 #9,097 9 #8,300
2020 11 #9,067 5 #12,384
2019 17 #6,779 5 #12,496
2018 14 #7,850 8 #8,972
2017 19 #6,340 – –
2016 18 #6,714 – –
2015 14 #8,096 – –
2014 7 #13,361 – –
2013 10 #10,423 6 #10,980
2012 10 #10,601 9 #8,273
2011 10 #10,556 7 #9,795
2010 7 #13,765 5 #12,564
2009 – – – –
2008 5 #18,098 – –
2007 – – 5 #12,679
2006 5 #17,675 – –
2005 5 #17,008 – –
2004 – – 5 #11,658
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2002 7 #12,473 – –
2001 6 #13,860 5 #10,843
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Chapel, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Chapel?

The median living Chapel is about 5 years old. Half of all living Chapels are between 2 and 12 years old.

How many people named Chapel are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Chapel are alive in the United States, based on 451 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Chapel in 2025?

Chapel ranked #4,190 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Chapel?

451 babies have been named Chapel in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Chapel most popular?

Chapel peaked in 2025, when 67 newborns received the name.

Is Chapel a boy or girl name?

Chapel is used for both: about 63% of babies named Chapel have been girls and 37% boys.

Is the name Chapel rising or falling?

Chapel is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Chapel become more popular?

Chapel is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 50 girls named Chapel in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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