Girls' name · since 1973

Chauntee

28 babies named Chauntee in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#41,666 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 1973
1980s
peak decade

Chauntee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 28 recorded since 1973.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chauntee has been recorded 28 times among girls since 1973, 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 1973 to 1989.

  • #41,666 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 28 born since 1973
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chauntee ranks #41,666 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.

#41,666 of 72,339
all-time among girls
28
born since 1973
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Chauntee's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Chauntee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Chauntee's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1977 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Chauntee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1977)
7
Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19731977198019871989 5

Chauntee by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (15 births, 54% of the file).

1980s was Chauntee's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Chauntee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 15 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chauntee?
28 babies have been named Chauntee since 1973. All-time, it sits at #41,666 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1977 with 7 births.
Where does Chauntee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chauntee ranks #41,666 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Chauntee most popular?
Chauntee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Chauntee been used?
The SSA has tracked Chauntee since 1973 -- 17 years through the most recent 1989 data.
What names are similar to Chauntee?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Chauntee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–1989 (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 Chauntee 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.