Girls' name · since 1965
Chantee
Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 291 babies named Chantee, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 291
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chantee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 291 recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chantee has been recorded 291 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 1998.
- #16,162 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 291 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chantee ranks #16,162 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 291 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #16,162 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 291
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chantee's 291 recorded births place it above 77.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Chantee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chantee's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chantee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1998
- Peak year (1987)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Chantee by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (129 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Chantee's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Chantee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
102 births
- 1980s
1980s
129 births
- 1990s
1990s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 129 births (44% of all-time use).
Chantee by state
Where Chantee concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 291 births nationwide.
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- Chantee's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (129 total births) through the 1990s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Chantees (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Chantee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~33 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, 1965–1998 (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 Chantee 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.