How Many People Are Named Chantal?
An estimated 7,968 people in the United States have the first name Chantal. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Chantal peaked in popularity in 1990 with 428 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chantal 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 Chantal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,968
About 1 in 43,016 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1990
428 births
Total Registered
8,453
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chantal
Chantal is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,453 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Chantal as a male name
Ranked #6,319 in 1989
7 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (7 births)
Chantal as a female name
Ranked #6,661 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (428 births)
Chantal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chantal span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,738 babies were registered. Chantal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chantal by Decade
How has Chantal 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.
Chantal by State
Birth registrations for Chantal span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Maine, Iowa, District of Columbia. On average, about 161 Chantals were registered per state.
Chantal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chantal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chantal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chantal?
We estimate approximately 7,968 people named Chantal 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 43,016 Americans share this first name.
Is Chantal a common name?
Chantal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,453 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chantal most popular?
Chantal reached peak popularity in 1990, when 428 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chantal is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chantal a female name?
Chantal is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chantal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chantal Smith, Chantal Johnson, Chantal 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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