Chantel
Chantel is a French given name. It is a variant of Chantal.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Chantel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chantel is a French given name. It is a variant of Chantal.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Chantel
Chantel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1957, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 740 births, good for #360 nationwide. About 35% of every Chantel on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Chantel ranks #7,381 for baby girls with 14 births, falling sharply (-33%). All told, over 15K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Chantel
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Chantel. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Chantel
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Azaria Chantel Chamberlain (1980–1980), Australian 2-month old baby girl who was killed by a dingo near Uluru
- Chantel Dubay , model
- Chantel Emonson (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
- Chantel Jeffries (born 1992), American DJ and model
- Chantel Jones (born 1988), American former professional soccer player in the National Women's Soccer League
- Chantel Malone (born 1991), athlete in the long jump and sprinting events, representing the British Virgin Islands
- Chantel McGregor (born 1986), British blues rock guitarist and singer-songwriter from Bradford, England
- Chantel Poirer (born 1985), Canadian former pair skater
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Names that sound like Chantel
Phonetically similar names — useful when Chantel is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Chantel
Chantel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Chantel's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #360. Use the chart and map above to compare Chantel'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.