Is Chantal a boy or girl name?
Chantal is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 17 girls and 0 boys were named Chantal, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 8,453 US babies named Chantal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,661
- Babies named Chantal since 1947
- 8,453
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 428 babies
Boys and girls named Chantal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 36 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 140 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 608 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 935 | 100% |
| 1980s | 7 | 2,184 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,738 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,282 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 420 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 103 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,661 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,001 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,346 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,429 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,900 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,024 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,491 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,397 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,882 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,398 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,143 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,135 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,325 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,700 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,872 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,340 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,932 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,073 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,867 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,418 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,586 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,454 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,185 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,279 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,306 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 229 | #922 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,107 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 220 | #911 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 244 | #824 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 280 | #729 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 228 | #862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 269 | #764 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 297 | #719 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 369 | #611 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 428 | #553 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,319 | 376 | #582 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 292 | #662 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 342 | #580 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 254 | #706 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 218 | #776 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,019 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,019 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 179 | #859 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,035 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,238 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,482 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,231 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,269 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,139 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,280 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,487 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,329 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,183 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 138 | #935 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,169 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,009 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 118 | #951 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,441 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,431 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,502 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,394 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,650 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,948 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,077 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,585 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,159 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,270 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,666 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,839 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,331 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,296 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,848 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,310 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,251 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,936 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,266 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,744 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Chantal reached #6,319 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #553 in 1990. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Chantal
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.