Chapel
Girl name · #4234 in 2025 · Uniqueness 47/100
Chapel is currently the #4234 girl name in the United States — 34 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #8008, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 52,941 girls born in 2025 was named Chapel.
Babies named Chapel per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 29-year story
Chapel first appears in the Social Security records in 1996, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 34 babies and a rank of #4172. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Chapel against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Chapel in class?
Chapel scores 47 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Chapel is most common
State-level data for Chapel is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Chapel
Statistically, parents drawn to Chapel tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ciel, Maybel, Rateel, Hayzel, and Ghazal.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Chapel | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #4172 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5615 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5752 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7281 |
| 2021 | 11 | #8978 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8953 |
| 2019 | 17 | #6698 |
| 2018 | 14 | #7762 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6287 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6663 |
| 2015 | 14 | #8008 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13069 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10235 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10429 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10374 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13448 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17504 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17168 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16462 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12187 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13521 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14411 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14122 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13518 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Chapel a popular girl name?
Chapel ranked #4234 among girls in 2025 with 34 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #8008.
When was the name Chapel most popular?
Chapel peaked in 2025, when 34 American girls received the name (ranked #4172 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Chapel?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 52,941 newborn American girls was named Chapel. It scores 47/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.