Chante
Chante is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Chante
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chante is a name with a single cultural origin: African American.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Chante
The earliest SSA record of Chante as a baby girl name dates back to 1961, when 13 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 323 newborns named Chante — #675 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Chante on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Chante last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Chante most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- South Africa54%
- United States33%
- United Kingdom6%
- JM4%
- Canada3%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Chante
Phonetically similar names — useful when Chante is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Chante
Chante is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Chante's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #675. Use the chart and map above to compare Chante's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.