Chantel is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Chantel means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Chantel across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Chantel has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Chantel is a girl name of French origin meaning “stone, boundary marker”. Variant of Chantal, a French surname later linked to the verb chanter, to sing.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 14,997 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 671 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 62 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 18 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 103 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Chantel per year, United States (1957 to 2025). United States peaked in 1990 (740/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1998 (83/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2002 (12/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2001 (8/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 1998 (5/yr).
Chantel has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1990, when it ranked #694 nationally (given to 745 babies that year).
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