Chantal
Chantal was the 6167th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 553rd with 428 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,769 places. More babies were named Chantal in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,167 girls, down 262 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 19girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990428 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,476babies recorded
Chantal popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 7 since 1989.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,167 | 19 |
| 2020 | #5,905 | 20 |
| 2010 | #2,872 | 60 |
| 2000 | #1,306 | 146 |
| 1990 | #553 | 428 |
| 1980 | #1,238 | 106 |
| 1970 | #1,169 | 99 |
| 1960 | #2,583 | 22 |
| 1950 | #3,251 | 11 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Chantal, counting every spelling?
Chantal has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Chantal?
19 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chantal (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Chantal born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 439 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chantal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chantal?
About 8,200 people born in the US named Chantal are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 28 and 43. That makes Chantal mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Chantal by state
How common Chantal was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chantal: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chantal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Chantal
How popular is the name Chantal?
Chantal was the 6167th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 19 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 553rd with 428 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,769 places. More babies were named Chantal in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Chantal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Chantal in the US.
Where is Chantal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Chantal was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.