Chantel
A respelling of the French Chantal, which started as a surname taken from a place name in southern France built on a word for stone.
Chantel in 2025
Chantel was given to 14 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 13,028th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 236,810 babies born.
The history of Chantel
Chantel reached its highest point in 1990, when 740 babies were given the name, ranking 694th that year.
Across the 69 years of records since 1957, 14,997 babies have been named Chantel. Half of them were born before 1989, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Chantel by decade
| Decade | Babies named Chantel | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11 | 8,414 |
| 1960s | 626 | 1,283 |
| 1970s | 2,677 | 1,015 |
| 1980s | 4,605 | 704 |
| 1990s | 5,175 | 694 |
| 2000s | 1,402 | 1,577 |
| 2010s | 374 | 4,852 |
| 2020s | 127 | 7,590 |
Where Chantel is heading
Chantel has fallen 42% over the past decade, from 24 babies in 2015 to 14 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1990 peak — Chantel is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Chantel
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Chantel.