girl's name
Chantel
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 17,688
Northern Ireland
#255
2002 births
Chantel is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1990, when 740 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1957.
Chantel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 11 |
| 1960s | 626 |
| 1970s | 2,677 |
| 1980s | 4,605 |
| 1990s | 5,175 |
| 2000s | 1,402 |
| 2010s | 374 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 127 |
How popular is Chantel?
In 2025, Chantel was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Chantel is used
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 Chantel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Chantel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Chantel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Chantel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Chantel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Chantel
How popular is the name Chantel?
In 2025, Chantel was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Chantel a girl's or a boy's name?
Chantel is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Chantel most popular?
Chantel peaked in 1990, when 740 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Chantel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Chantel currently ranks #7,502 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.