The first name Chantal
A girl’s name from French meaning “stone”, “moellon”, “rubblestone”.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
French origin
Chantal means “stone”, “moellon”, “rubblestone” in French.
Borrowed from French Chantal in the 1960s, from the surname of a French saint Jeanne de Chantal, actually a Baroness of Chantal, a place name in France from Old Occitan cantal (“stone, moellon, rubblestone”).
More names that mean mountain.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Chantal last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1996, with 43 births (#571).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Chantal with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Chantal at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 19 girls born in the United States were named Chantal, the 6,167th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1990, when 428 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Chantal
40 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Chantal AkermanBelgian film director, screenwriter, and educator (1950–2015)
- Chantal MouffeBelgian post-marxist political theorist (born 1943)
- Chantal JanzenDutch actress and television presenter, born 1979
- Chantal LaubyFrench actress, comedian, film director and screenwriter, born 1948
- Chantal KreviazukCanadian pop singer, born 1974
- Chantal van den Broek-BlaakDutch cyclist, born 1989
- Chantal BiyaFirst Lady of Cameroon and a philanthropist, born 1970
- Chantal Chaudé de SilansFrench chess player (1919–2001)
- Chantal AchterbergDutch rower, born 1985
- Chantal PetitclercCanadian para athletics competitor, born 1969
- Chantal van LandeghemCanadian swimmer, born 1994
- Chantal ThomasFrench writer, born 1945
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Chantal mean?
- Chantal means “stone”, “moellon”, “rubblestone” in French.
- What is the origin of the name Chantal?
- Borrowed from French Chantal in the 1960s, from the surname of a French saint Jeanne de Chantal, actually a Baroness of Chantal, a place name in France from Old Occitan cantal (“stone, moellon, rubblestone”).
- How popular is the name Chantal?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Chantal, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 1996, with 43 births.
- Is Chantal a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,476 US babies named Chantal since 1880 were girls.
- When was Chantal most popular?
- 1990 in the United States, when 428 babies were named Chantal, its highest rank at 553rd.