Girls' name · since 1964
Chantae
Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 515 babies named Chantae, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 515
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
515 girls have been named Chantae since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Chantae has 515 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 2013.
- #11,621 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 515 born since 1964
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chantae ranks #11,621 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 515 born since 1964, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,621 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 515
- born since 1964
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chantae's 515 recorded births place it above 83.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chantae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chantae splits its recorded history at 1989: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chantae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2013
- Peak year (1989)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Chantae by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (217 births, 42% of the file).
1980s was Chantae's strongest decade.
217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Chantae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
87 births
- 1980s
1980s
217 births
- 1990s
1990s
154 births
- 2000s 46
2000s
46 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 217 births (42% of all-time use).
How Chantae compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chantae's total volume
Chantae by state
Where Chantae concentrates geographically, total births since 1964
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 3.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 11 | 2.1% |
20 of 515 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Chantae's data
- Chantae's decade-level peak was the 1980s (217 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chantaes (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chantae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1964–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chantae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.