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The baby name Chel is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /tʃɛl/ ("CHEL", rhymes with "bell").

Gender: Female
Syllables: 1.0
Pronunciation: /tʃɛl/ ("CHEL", rhymes with "bell")

What is the meaning of the name Chel ?

The baby name Chel is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /tʃɛl/ ("CHEL", rhymes with "bell").

Chel is in Origin.

Chel traces to two main roots. In Yucatec Maya, chel means “rainbow” and appears in the theonym Ix Chel, “Lady Rainbow,” a lunar and fertility goddess; as a standalone given name, it carries rainbow and moon associations. In English and Filipino usage, Chel is also a clipped form of Michelle (from Hebrew Michael, “Who is like God?”), Chelsea (Old English place-name meaning “chalk landing”), or Rochelle (“little rock,” from French La Rochelle), giving it layered meanings across traditions.

Used as a personal name in Maya-speaking regions and wider Latin America, Chel gained broader visibility in the late 20th century through references to the goddess and media such as The Road to El Dorado. It functions as a unisex modern choice, though often feminine by association. Related forms and variants include Ixchel/Ix Chel, Chelle, Chell, and Chelly; cognate longer bases include Michelle, Chelsea, and Rochelle.

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Chel – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
GE 0 #44 1 997
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
PH 0 #103 8 5,607
QA 0 #103 4 7,011
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
KW 0 #120 2 5,216
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
AE 0 #186 2 10,220
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
PS 0 #226 1 5,692
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
PT 0 #250 1 4,161
MO Girls 0 #256 8 7,056
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
QA Girls 0 #275 42 15,378
IL 0 #282 1 6,291
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
TW Girls 0 #287 3 8,139
PH Girls 0 #291 101 13,098
KZ Boys 0 #293 4 6,578
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
SA 0 #306 7 10,560
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
CN Girls 0 #358 2 8,829
MU Girls 0 #360 3 8,539
OM Girls 0 #365 32 15,987
PH Boys 0 #402 7 11,440
CL 0 #433 2 6,867
MX 0 #441 5 8,339
KW Girls 0 #458 58 19,177
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
RU Boys 0 #492 14 12,621
AE Girls 0 #494 60 20,968
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
PA Boys 0 #504 2 9,305
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
PA Girls 0 #517 2 9,861
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
BH 0 #533 21 17,937
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
HK Boys 0 #555 3 12,905
SG Girls 0 #555 32 18,916
LY 0 #559 1 12,703
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
CR Girls 0 #571 3 11,342
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
HK Girls 0 #576 40 16,104
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
IL Girls 0 #643 3 11,648
LB 0 #689 2 13,263
CL Boys 0 #698 3 13,390
SG Boys 0 #735 5 17,960
BR Boys 0 #737 15 12,213
QA Boys 0 #740 4 18,093
KW Boys 0 #804 3 18,755
NG Girls 0 #823 4 15,093
CL Girls 0 #842 10 14,098
SA Girls 0 #848 88 25,931
TN 0 #863 3 13,765
PE Boys 0 #920 7 14,506
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
MX Boys 0 #929 54 16,355
MY Girls 0 #943 52 24,821
NL Girls 0 #944 12 5,933
Spain Girls 0 #973 11 5,561
CO Boys 0 #977 5 15,656
BR Girls 0 #989 4 12,708
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,008 3 14,861
EG Girls 0 #1,009 1 14,742
IN Boys 0 #1,035 5 16,750
MY Boys 0 #1,084 28 25,439
MX Girls 0 #1,117 67 17,781
AE Boys 0 #1,140 4 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,144 9 16,140
DZ 0 #1,166 11 20,130
MA 0 #1,193 7 20,986
TR 0 #1,254 1 19,440
ZA Boys 0 #1,272 1 25,619
IT Girls 0 #1,431 16 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,603 12 28,008

Chel is popular in 52 countries — most recent births per country:

AE
AL
AO
AR
BH

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People also ask about Chel

Chel is predominantly a girl's name.
Chel is a one syllable name, pronounced /tʃɛl/ ("CHEL", rhymes with "bell").
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Chelle, Chell, Shel, Shell and Chels.