Girls' name · since 1983
Chanteal
Since 1983, U.S. Social Security records show 44 babies named Chanteal, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
44 girls have been named Chanteal since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Chanteal has 44 recorded births among girls since 1983, 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 1983 to 1995.
- #36,380 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1983
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chanteal ranks #36,380 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.
- #36,380 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1983
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chanteal's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chanteal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chanteal's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chanteal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1995
- Peak year (1989)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Chanteal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (25 births, 57% of the file).
1980s was Chanteal's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Chanteal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
25 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 25 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Chanteal's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 1990s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chanteal: 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 (~12 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, 1983–1995 (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 Chanteal 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.