The first name Chantelle
A girl’s name from French.
3 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
In 2025, 6 girls were named Chantelle, making it the 3,705th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 609 births (#89).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Chantelle with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Chantelle at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 15 girls born in the United States were named Chantelle, the 7,209th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1989, when 303 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 Chantelle
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Chantelle NewberyDiver, born 1977
- Chantelle HoughtonEnglish television personality and model, born 1983
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Chantelle mean?
- An English variant of Chantal.
- What is the origin of the name Chantelle?
- An English variant of Chantal.
- How popular is the name Chantelle?
- In 2025, 6 girls born in England and Wales were named Chantelle, ranking 3,705th. Its peak was 1996, with 609 births.
- Is Chantelle a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 6,690 US babies named Chantelle since 1880 were girls.
- When was Chantelle most popular?
- 1989 in the United States, when 303 babies were named Chantelle, its highest rank at 671st.