Girls' name · since 1960
Chantay
1,108 babies named Chantay in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,108
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Chantay is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,108 have been recorded since 1960.
Social Security Administration records show Chantay recorded 1,108 times among girls since 1960, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2000.
- #6,987 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,108 born since 1960
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chantay ranks #6,987 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,108 born since 1960, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,987 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,108
- born since 1960
- 1960s
- peak decade
Chantay's 1,108 recorded births place it above 90.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Chantay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chantay's full recorded timeline at 1979, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 80 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chantay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2000
- Peak year (1961)
- 80
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Chantay by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (403 births, 36% of the file).
1960s was Chantay's strongest decade.
403 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Chantay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
403 births
- 1970s
1970s
257 births
- 1980s
1980s
306 births
- 1990s 135
1990s
135 births
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 403 births (36% of all-time use).
How Chantay 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 Chantay's total volume
Chantay by state
Where Chantay concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 45 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 24 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 23 | 2.1% |
| #4 | District of Columbia | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 10 | 0.9% |
45 of 1,108 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Chantay appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chantay's data
- Chantay's decade-level peak was the 1960s (403 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Chantays (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chantay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1960–2000 (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 Chantay 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.