How Many People Are Named Chantay?
An estimated 987 people in the United States have the first name Chantay. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 50 years old, and Chantay peaked in popularity in 1961 with 80 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chantay 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 Chantay paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
987
About 1 in 347,269 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
50
years old
Peak Year
1961
80 births
Total Registered
1,108
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chantay
Chantay is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,108 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chantay as a female name
Ranked #12,042 in 2000
7 female births in 2000
Peak: 1961 (80 births)
Chantay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chantay span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 403 babies were registered. Chantay has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chantay by Decade
How has Chantay 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.
Chantay by State
Birth registrations for Chantay span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Ohio, Missouri, Michigan. On average, about 14 Chantays were registered per state.
Chantay + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chantay as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chantay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chantay?
We estimate approximately 987 people named Chantay 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 347,269 Americans share this first name.
Is Chantay a common name?
Chantay is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,108 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chantay most popular?
Chantay reached peak popularity in 1961, when 80 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chantay is approximately 50 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chantay a female name?
Chantay is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chantay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chantay Smith, Chantay Johnson, Chantay 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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