Chantel
Girl · French
Chantel is a girls' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 7,489th for girls in the US (14 babies).
What does Chantel mean?
French
A female given name from French.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Chantel a girl's or a boy's name?
Chantel is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chantel in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 92 girls.
Half of all the girls named Chantel in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2004. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Chantel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,757 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,449 |
| 2008 | 14 | #1,943 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 51 | #667 |
| 2004 | 52 | #634 |
| 2003 | 59 | #574 |
| 2002 | 47 | #642 |
| 2001 | 57 | #558 |
| 2000 | 64 | #503 |
| 1999 | 77 | #448 |
| 1998 | 92 | #392 |
| 1997 | 62 | #511 |
| 1996 | 79 | #432 |
How popular is Chantel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,489among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the US were named Chantel, making it the 7,489th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,356th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 740 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Chantel than any year since 1962.
Half of all the girls named Chantel in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1995, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chantel in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #7,489 |
| 2024 | 16 | #6,928 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,955 |
| 2022 | 25 | #5,169 |
| 2021 | 21 | #5,744 |
| 2020 | 31 | #4,356 |
| 2019 | 30 | #4,545 |
| 2018 | 28 | #4,766 |
| 2017 | 27 | #4,920 |
| 2016 | 41 | #3,707 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5,456 |
| 2014 | 29 | #4,766 |
| 2013 | 38 | #3,916 |
| 2012 | 43 | #3,643 |
| 2011 | 62 | #2,795 |
| 2010 | 52 | #3,158 |
| 2009 | 62 | #2,825 |
| 2008 | 72 | #2,584 |
| 2007 | 82 | #2,328 |
| 2006 | 113 | #1,809 |
| 2005 | 108 | #1,802 |
| 2004 | 139 | #1,458 |
| 2003 | 157 | #1,312 |
| 2002 | 181 | #1,143 |
| 2001 | 239 | #927 |
| 2000 | 249 | #884 |
| 1999 | 289 | #767 |
| 1998 | 336 | #680 |
| 1997 | 419 | #558 |
| 1996 | 473 | #507 |
| 1995 | 503 | #489 |
| 1994 | 521 | #478 |
| 1993 | 590 | #425 |
| 1992 | 629 | #405 |
| 1991 | 675 | #382 |
| 1990 | 740 | #360 |
| 1989 | 683 | #372 |
| 1988 | 596 | #404 |
| 1987 | 619 | #378 |
| 1986 | 476 | #453 |
| 1985 | 494 | #441 |
| 1984 | 401 | #495 |
| 1983 | 379 | #511 |
| 1982 | 334 | #554 |
| 1981 | 316 | #584 |
| 1980 | 301 | #609 |
| 1979 | 269 | #647 |
| 1978 | 261 | #632 |
| 1977 | 293 | #588 |
| 1976 | 291 | #569 |
| 1975 | 276 | #587 |
| 1974 | 274 | #579 |
| 1973 | 250 | #616 |
| 1972 | 289 | #569 |
| 1971 | 284 | #603 |
| 1970 | 185 | #772 |
| 1969 | 146 | #861 |
| 1968 | 178 | #741 |
| 1967 | 66 | #1,348 |
| 1966 | 61 | #1,403 |
| 1965 | 57 | #1,463 |
| 1964 | 45 | #1,731 |
| 1963 | 56 | #1,489 |
| 1962 | 12 | #3,781 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #5,565 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
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