Pipe or canal
Originally a French surname, it referred to someone who lived near a canal or water pipe. It is now globally synonymous with the luxury fashion house founded by Coco Chanel.
Less common today
Chanel isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #380 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Influential French fashion designer and founder of the Chanel brand
American supermodel and former Victoria's Secret Angel
American rapper and television personality
The wealthy and ruthless president of Kappa Kappa Tau · Scream Queens
