Recorded 1965–1998 Girls' name Peak 1987 291 births

Chantee — girls' name

291 babies named Chantee in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s1021980s1291990s54

The verdict

291 girls have been named Chantee since 1965, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1998.

291
total births
1965–1998
years on record
1980s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Chantee was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

21 babies were named Chantee in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chantee

The Social Security Administration has registered 291 babies named Chantee between 1965 and 1998, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chantee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chantee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chantee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chantee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chantee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 291 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chantee at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

291

Since 1965

34 years of records

Peak year

1987

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1965

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1998

Chantee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1965

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1987)
21
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
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Chantee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
129 births that decade — 44% of Chantee's all-time total
1960s61970s1021980s1291990s54

Chantee by state

Where Chantee concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chantee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.7%
New York share of Chantee's total US births 1.7%

5 of 291 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chantee?
291 babies have been named Chantee since 1965. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1987 with 21 births.
When was Chantee most popular?
Chantee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Chantee most popular?
The top states for the name Chantee are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Chantee been used?
Chantee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 34 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Chantee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1965–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.