Channel Name Popularity and Statistics

Channel is Predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record2024
Total Recorded U.S. Births1,524
First Year on Record1967

Channel popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2024Girls7#12,161
2023Girls5#15,194
2022Girls6#13,592
2021Girls7#12,206
2020Girls7#12,142
2017Girls12#8,776
2016Girls7#12,876
2015Girls11#9,481
2014Girls19#6,451
2013Girls9#11,000
2012Girls11#9,711
2011Girls13#8,614
2010Girls11#9,790
2009Girls16#7,679
2008Girls17#7,408
2007Girls22#6,093
2006Girls22#5,906
2005Girls20#5,999
2004Girls11#9,264
2003Girls11#9,048
2002Girls19#5,897
2001Girls23#5,009
2000Girls18#5,937
1999Girls22#4,870

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1991 · Girls

85 recorded births and rank #1,710.

1990 · Girls

84 recorded births and rank #1,733.

1988 · Girls

79 recorded births and rank #1,636.

1989 · Girls

68 recorded births and rank #1,910.

Where Channel ranked highest in 2007

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

CA
Rank #3,665 · 5 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Channel