Is Chantel a boy or girl name?
Chantel is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 0 boys were named Chantel, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 14,981 US babies named Chantel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,970
- Babies named Chantel since 1957
- 14,981
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 740 babies
Boys and girls named Chantel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 625 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 2,672 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 6 | 4,599 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 5,175 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,402 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 374 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 112 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,970 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,002 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,194 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,792 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,468 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,565 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,795 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,953 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,723 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,796 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,939 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,654 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,804 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,167 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,830 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,590 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,330 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,809 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,805 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 139 | #1,460 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,313 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,144 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 239 | #929 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 249 | #885 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 289 | #768 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 336 | #680 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 419 | #558 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 473 | #507 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 503 | #489 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 521 | #479 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 590 | #425 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 629 | #405 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 675 | #382 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 740 | #360 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,091 | 683 | #372 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 596 | #404 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 619 | #378 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 476 | #453 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 494 | #441 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 401 | #495 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 379 | #511 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 334 | #554 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 316 | #584 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 301 | #609 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 269 | #647 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 261 | #633 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 293 | #588 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 291 | #569 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 276 | #587 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,326 | 274 | #579 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 250 | #616 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 289 | #571 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 284 | #603 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 185 | #772 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 146 | #862 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 178 | #741 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,350 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,403 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,488 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,731 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,490 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,808 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,694 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,645 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,200 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Chantel reached #5,326 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #360 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 Chantel
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.