How Many People Are Named Chaunte?
An estimated 435 people in the United States have the first name Chaunte. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Chaunte peaked in popularity in 1978 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chaunte 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 Chaunte paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
435
About 1 in 787,941 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1978
37 births
Total Registered
464
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chaunte
Chaunte is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 464 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chaunte as a female name
Ranked #14,236 in 2007
7 female births in 2007
Peak: 1978 (37 births)
Chaunte: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chaunte span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 231 babies were registered. Chaunte has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chaunte by Decade
How has Chaunte 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.
Chaunte by State
Birth registrations for Chaunte span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Illinois. The lowest are in Illinois, New York, California. On average, about 7 Chauntes were registered per state.
Chaunte + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chaunte as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chaunte: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chaunte?
We estimate approximately 435 people named Chaunte 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 787,941 Americans share this first name.
Is Chaunte a common name?
Chaunte is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 464 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chaunte most popular?
Chaunte reached peak popularity in 1978, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chaunte is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chaunte a female name?
Chaunte is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chaunte Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chaunte Smith, Chaunte Johnson, Chaunte 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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