Girls' name · since 1968
Chantil
Chantil has 221 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #18,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 221
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
221 girls have been named Chantil since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chantil has been recorded 221 times among girls since 1968, 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 1968 to 1995.
- #18,791 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 221 born since 1968
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chantil ranks #18,791 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 221 born since 1968, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,791 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 221
- born since 1968
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chantil's 221 recorded births place it above 73.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Chantil's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chantil's full recorded timeline at 1983, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chantil popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1995
- Peak year (1981)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Chantil by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (95 births, 43% of the file).
1980s was Chantil's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Chantil births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
71 births
- 1980s
1980s
95 births
- 1990s
1990s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 95 births (43% of all-time use).
Chantil by state
Where Chantil concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 221 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chantil's data
- Chantil's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 1990s (43) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Chantils (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Chantil: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1968–1995 (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 Chantil 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.