Recorded 1963–1999 Girls' name Peak 1971 419 births

Chantele — girls' name

419 babies named Chantele in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s381970s1181980s1551990s108
1980s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Chantele was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

19 babies were named Chantele in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chantele

The Social Security Administration has registered 419 babies named Chantele between 1963 and 1999, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chantele currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chantele performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 155 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Chantele 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 Chantele in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chantele 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 419 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.

Chantele at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

419

Since 1963

37 years of records

Peak year

1971

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1963

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1999

Chantele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1963

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1971)
19
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
5101520 199919931989198519811977197319691963 9

Chantele by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
155 births that decade — 37% of Chantele's all-time total
1960s381970s1181980s1551990s108

Chantele by state

Where Chantele concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chantele
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 1.2%
New York share of Chantele's total US births 1.2%

5 of 419 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chantele?
419 babies have been named Chantele since 1963. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1971 with 19 births.
When was Chantele most popular?
Chantele was most popular in the 1980s decade with 155 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Chantele most popular?
The top states for the name Chantele are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Chantele been used?
Chantele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 37 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Chantele?
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, 1963–1999 (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.