Given name
Charnel
“one who sparkles”
Charnel is a variant of Charnelle. One American interpretation is “one who sparkles.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Charnel is a variant of Charnelle. One American interpretation is “one who sparkles.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Charnel is a variant of Charnelle. An origin associated with Charnelle is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Charnel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 66
- 0 boys · 66 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 9 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 172 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Charnel’s family of names
Charnel has a related form in Charnelle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.