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Chantay

shan-TAY (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 1,171

Chantay is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2000 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

  • Peaked in 1961, when 80 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1960.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Chantay Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2000s.

403
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Chantay by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 403
1970s 257
1980s 306
1990s 135
2000s 7

How Popular Is Chantay?

In 2000, Chantay was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Where Chantay Is Used

England & Wales #6,672 3 in 2008
United States #12,442 7 in 2000

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Chantay

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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How to Say Chantay

  • English shan-TAY

Sibling Names for Chantay

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Chantay — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Chantay

How popular is the name Chantay?

In 2000, Chantay was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for the United States.

Is Chantay a girl's or a boy's name?

Chantay is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Chantay?

Chantay has 2 syllables.

When was Chantay most popular?

Chantay peaked in 1961, when 80 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.