Recorded 1968–2006 Girls' name Peak 1989 497 births

Chauntel — girls' name

497 babies named Chauntel in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s201970s1131980s1711990s1682000s25
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Chauntel was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

27 babies were named Chauntel in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chauntel

The Social Security Administration has registered 497 babies named Chauntel between 1968 and 2006, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chauntel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chauntel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chauntel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chauntel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chauntel 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 497 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.

Chauntel at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

497

Since 1968

39 years of records

Peak year

1989

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1968

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2006

Chauntel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1968

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1989)
27
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
051015202530 20061998199319881983197819731968 11

Chauntel by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
171 births that decade — 34% of Chauntel's all-time total
1960s201970s1131980s1711990s1682000s25

Chauntel by state

Where Chauntel concentrates geographically — total births since 1968

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chauntel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.2%
California share of Chauntel's total US births 1.2%

6 of 497 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chauntel?
497 babies have been named Chauntel since 1968. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1989 with 27 births.
When was Chauntel most popular?
Chauntel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Chauntel most popular?
The top states for the name Chauntel are California (6 births).
How long has the name Chauntel been used?
Chauntel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 39 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Chauntel?
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, 1968–2006 (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.