Chantal
French, from a surname and place name in the Occitan south meaning stony ground. It spread through devotion to Jeanne de Chantal.
Chantal in 2025
Chantal was given to 19 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 10,700th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 174,492 babies born.
The history of Chantal
Chantal reached its highest point in 1990, when 428 babies were given the name, ranking 1,029th that year.
Across the 79 years of records since 1947, 8,476 babies have been named Chantal. Half of them were born before 1990, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Chantal by decade
| Decade | Babies named Chantal | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 36 | 3,731 |
| 1950s | 140 | 3,478 |
| 1960s | 609 | 1,595 |
| 1970s | 937 | 1,608 |
| 1980s | 2,190 | 1,060 |
| 1990s | 2,739 | 1,029 |
| 2000s | 1,283 | 2,065 |
| 2010s | 420 | 4,685 |
| 2020s | 122 | 7,681 |
Where Chantal is heading
Chantal has fallen 60% over the past decade, from 47 babies in 2015 to 19 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1990 peak — Chantal is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Chantal
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Chantal.