Recorded 1971–1995 Girls' name Peak 1979 126 births

Chauntae — girls' name

126 babies named Chauntae in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s751990s27

The verdict

126 girls have been named Chauntae since 1971, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1995.

126
total births
1971–1995
years on record
1980s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Chauntae was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

14 babies were named Chauntae in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chauntae

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Chauntae between 1971 and 1995, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chauntae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chauntae performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chauntae shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chauntae 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 126 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.

Chauntae at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

126

Since 1971

25 years of records

Peak year

1979

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1971

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1995

Chauntae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1971

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1979)
14
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
46810121416 19951991198919871984198219791971 5

Chauntae by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
75 births that decade — 60% of Chauntae's all-time total
1970s241980s751990s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chauntae?
126 babies have been named Chauntae since 1971. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1979 with 14 births.
When was Chauntae most popular?
Chauntae was most popular in the 1980s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Chauntae been used?
Chauntae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 25 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Chauntae?
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, 1971–1995 (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.