How Many People Are Named Chantelle?
An estimated 6,292 people in the United States have the first name Chantelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Chantelle peaked in popularity in 1989 with 311 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chantelle 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 Chantelle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,292
About 1 in 54,475 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1989
311 births
Total Registered
6,675
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chantelle
Chantelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,675 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Chantelle as a male name
Ranked #5,715 in 1989
8 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (8 births)
Chantelle as a female name
Ranked #5,819 in 2024
21 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (303 births)
Chantelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chantelle span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 2,097 babies were registered. Chantelle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chantelle by Decade
How has Chantelle 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.
Chantelle by State
Birth registrations for Chantelle span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Louisiana. The lowest are in South Carolina, Oklahoma, North Carolina. On average, about 109 Chantelles were registered per state.
Chantelle + Last Name Combinations
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Chantelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chantelle?
We estimate approximately 6,292 people named Chantelle 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 54,475 Americans share this first name.
Is Chantelle a common name?
Chantelle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,675 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chantelle most popular?
Chantelle reached peak popularity in 1989, when 311 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chantelle is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chantelle a female name?
Chantelle is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chantelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chantelle Smith, Chantelle Johnson, Chantelle 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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