The first name Chantel
A girl’s name from French.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
French origin
An English variant of Chantal.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Chantel last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1998, with 83 births (#386).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Chantel with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Chantel at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 14 girls born in the United States were named Chantel, the 7,568th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1990, when 740 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 Chantel
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Chantel MaloneBritish Virgin Islands long jumper, born 1991
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Questions
- What does the name Chantel mean?
- An English variant of Chantal.
- What is the origin of the name Chantel?
- An English variant of Chantal.
- How popular is the name Chantel?
- In 2024, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Chantel, ranking 5,891st. Its peak was 1998, with 83 births.
- Is Chantel a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 14,997 US babies named Chantel since 1880 were girls.
- When was Chantel most popular?
- 1990 in the United States, when 740 babies were named Chantel, its highest rank at 360th.