Chappell
The Story of Chappell
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Chappell as a girl name dates back to 1989, when 5 babies received it. 1989 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Chappell — #12,360 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Chappell on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Chappell last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Chappell first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1922, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1973: 6 births, good for #4,505 nationwide. About 40% of every Chappell on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. Chappell last appeared in the published SSA data in 1977, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 42 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Chappell
Chappell is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 42 births in the dataset. Chappell's peak popularity came in 1973 when it ranked #4,505. Use the chart and map above to compare Chappell's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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