How Many People Are Named Chanta?
An estimated 792 people in the United States have the first name Chanta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Chanta peaked in popularity in 1978 with 46 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chanta as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chanta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
792
About 1 in 432,771 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1978
46 births
Total Registered
861
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chanta
Chanta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 861 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chanta as a female name
Ranked #17,673 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1978 (46 births)
Chanta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chanta span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 319 babies were registered. Chanta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chanta by Decade
How has Chanta tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chanta by State
Birth registrations for Chanta span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, Georgia. The lowest are in Texas, Illinois, Georgia. On average, about 11 Chantas were registered per state.
Chanta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chanta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chanta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chanta?
We estimate approximately 792 people named Chanta are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 432,771 Americans share this first name.
Is Chanta a common name?
Chanta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 861 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chanta most popular?
Chanta reached peak popularity in 1978, when 46 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chanta is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chanta a female name?
Chanta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chanta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chanta Smith, Chanta Johnson, Chanta Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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