Chantel

#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,941
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1990 · 740 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
14,986
since 1957

Chantel over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Chantel has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #360, 1990girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,49114—
2024#6,93216—
2023#5,96020—
2022#5,17225—
2021#5,74821—
2020#4,35831—
2019#4,54630—
2018#4,76828—
2017#4,92227—
2016#3,70741—
2015#5,45824—
2014#4,76829—
2013#3,91838—
2012#3,64443—
2011#2,79662—
2010#3,15952—
2009#2,82662—
2008#2,58472—
2007#2,32882—
2006#1,809113—
2005#1,803108—
2004#1,459139—
2003#1,313157—
2002#1,144181—
2001#928239—
2000#885249—
1999#768289—
1998#680336—
1997#558419—
1996#507473—
1995#489503—
1994#478521—
1993#425590—
1992#405629—
1991#382675—
1990#360740—
1989#372683#6,9416
1988#404596—
1987#378619—
1986#453476—
1985#441494—
1984#495401—
1983#511379—
1982#554334—
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1979#647269—
1978#632261—
1977#588293—
1976#569291—
1975#587276—
1974#579274#5,2275
1973#616250—
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1970#772185—
1969#861146—
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1967#1,34866—
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1965#1,46357—
1964#1,73145—
1963#1,48956—
1962#3,78212—
1961#6,5675—
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First appearance
1957

The first year at least five girls were named Chantel! It came in at #6,086, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1957–1958, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Chantel is popular in 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Chantel, so not publishedAKMaine: #163 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 715 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Chantel, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #156 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 731 girlsNHWashington: #252 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,338 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Chantel, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Chantel, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #132 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 475 girlsNDMinnesota: #284 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,884 girlsMNIllinois: #592 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,428 girlsILWisconsin: #510 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,956 girlsWIMichigan: #227 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,427 girlsMINew York: #317 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,903 girlsNYMassachusetts: #275 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,560 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Chantel, so not publishedRIOregon: #250 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,355 girlsORNevada: #270 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,212 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Chantel, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Chantel, so not publishedSDIowa: #369 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,546 girlsIAIndiana: #414 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,022 girlsINOhio: #509 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,997 girlsOHPennsylvania: #377 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 2,738 girlsPANew Jersey: #304 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,980 girlsNJConnecticut: #418 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,976 girlsCTCalifornia: #549 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 3,722 girlsCAUtah: #151 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 690 girlsUTColorado: #228 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,174 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Chantel, so not publishedNEMissouri: #640 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,153 girlsMOKentucky: #531 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,197 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Chantel, so not publishedWVVirginia: #383 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,607 girlsVAMaryland: #306 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,919 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Chantel, so not publishedDEArizona: #273 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsAZNew Mexico: #203 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 843 girlsNMKansas: #411 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,667 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Chantel, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Chantel, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #447 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,320 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #333 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,099 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #287 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,053 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Chantel, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #408 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,370 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Chantel, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Chantel, so not publishedALGeorgia: #678 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,162 girlsGAHawaii: #211 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 800 girlsHITexas: #718 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 5,292 girlsTXFlorida: #432 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,003 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Dakota#132 · 1 in 475
  2. Utah#151 · 1 in 690
  3. New Hampshire#156 · 1 in 731
  4. Maine#163 · 1 in 715
  5. New Mexico#203 · 1 in 843

Best ever in a state: #46 in Hawaii, 1985.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#13271 in 475
Utah#151201 in 690
New Hampshire#15681 in 731
Maine#16381 in 715
New Mexico#203111 in 843
Hawaii#21161 in 800
Michigan#227401 in 1,427
Colorado#228181 in 1,174
Oregon#250121 in 1,355
Washington#252231 in 1,338
Nevada#27061 in 1,212
Arizona#273191 in 1,378
Massachusetts#275231 in 1,560
Minnesota#284141 in 1,884
District of Columbia#28751 in 1,053
New Jersey#304231 in 1,980
Maryland#306141 in 1,919
New York#317611 in 1,903
South Carolina#33391 in 2,099
Iowa#36961 in 2,546
Pennsylvania#377251 in 2,738
Virginia#383141 in 2,607
Louisiana#408101 in 2,370
Kansas#41151 in 2,667
Indiana#414111 in 3,022
Connecticut#41861 in 2,976
Florida#432251 in 3,003
North Carolina#447121 in 3,320
Ohio#509171 in 3,997
Wisconsin#51071 in 3,956
Kentucky#53151 in 4,197
California#549691 in 3,722
Illinois#592171 in 4,428
Missouri#64061 in 5,153
Georgia#67881 in 5,162
Texas#718261 in 5,292
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Chantel
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 559 spots since 2024 (#6,932 → #7,491)
  • 3,133 spots since 2020 (#4,358 → #7,491)
  • 2,033 spots since 2015 (#5,458 → #7,491)
  • Biggest jump: 607 spots in 1968 (#1,348 → #741)
  • Biggest drop: 216 spots in 2002 (#928 → #1,144)
Rise & fade · girls
33 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1957
  • Peaked 1990 at #360 (740 births)
  • Births halved by 1998, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 34 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 34 yrs · run 1968–2001
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,566
  • Highest: 1 in 2,566 girls born in 1990 were named Chantel (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 114,805 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 34.5% of all girls named Chantel (5,175) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s11#5,566 (1959)#5,826
1960s626#741 (1968)#2,154
1970s2,672#569 (1976)#616
1980s4,599#372 (1989)#480
1990s5,175#360 (1990)#505
2000s1,402#885 (2000)#1,708
2010s374#2,796 (2011)#4,169
2020s127#4,358 (2020)#5,944

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Chantel in 1992

girls
#405
629 births · 1 in 2,932 girls

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #405Chantel629
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 2,932 of them was named Chantel, which outranked 97.4% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Chantel
  1. #402Kiana633
  2. #403Esmeralda630
  3. #403Kali630
  4. #405Chantel629
  5. #406Meaghan628
  6. #407Kayleigh627
  7. #408Simone624
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1992 →