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Chantal

girl name
Origin
French
Syllables
2
Peak era
1980s/2010s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

traditionally linked to a French place name meaning stony ground; a widely used Haitian given name

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1980s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Chantal peaked in the 1980s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

132 people · the #33,941 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 38

1950s1970s1980s

Among people named Chantal living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Chantal

Most people given the name Chantal in the United States were born between 1980 and 1999. The Chantal you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Chantal deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Chantal truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Chantal fits with your family’s names and surname.

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