Charnel
A charnel house is a vault or building where human skeletal remains are stored. They are often built near churches for depositing bones that are unearthed while digging graves. The term can also be used more generally as a description of a place filled with death and destruction.
Meaning & Origin of Charnel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A charnel house is a vault or building where human skeletal remains are stored. They are often built near churches for depositing bones that are unearthed while digging graves. The term can also be used more generally as a description of a place filled with death and destruction.
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The Story of Charnel
Charnel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1967, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1991, when 9 Charnels were born — ranking #8,587 that year. As of 2026, Charnel ranks #11,778 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 66 Charnels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Charnel
Charnel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 66 births in the dataset. Charnel's peak popularity came in 1991 when it ranked #8,587. Use the chart and map above to compare Charnel'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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