Girls' name · since 1961
Chante
Chante has 3,962 recorded births since 1961 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,009 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,455 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,962
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Chante is the #13455 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,962 recorded since 1961.
Social Security Administration records show Chante recorded 3,962 times among girls since 1961, holding rank #13455 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #3,009 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,455 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,962 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chante ranks #3,009 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,455 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,962 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,009 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,455 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,962
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chante's 3,962 recorded births place it above 95.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Chante compares
3,962 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chante's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chante | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,962 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 323 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chante's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chante's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 323, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chante popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 323
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Chante popularity over time - boys
33 total births recorded since 1974 (Chante as boys' name)
Chante by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,393 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Chante's strongest decade.
1,393 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Chante births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 193
1960s
193 births
- 1970s
1970s
787 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,177 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,393 births
- 2000s 349
2000s
349 births
- 2010s 51
2010s
51 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,393 births (35% of all-time use).
How Chante 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 Chante's total volume
Chante by state
Where Chante concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 382 | 9.6% |
| #2 | California | | 333 | 8.4% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 182 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 155 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 140 | 3.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 123 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 115 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Florida | | 110 | 2.8% |
382 of 3,962 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Chante appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chante's data
- Chante's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,393 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Chantes (382 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 Chante: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Chante 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.