Girls' name · since 1981
Chontae
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 17 babies named Chontae, peaking in 1981. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chontae is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 17 have been recorded since 1981.
Chontae has 17 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 1990.
- #47,593 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 17 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chontae ranks #47,593 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 17 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #47,593 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 17
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chontae's 17 recorded births place it above 33.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chontae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chontae's SSA record in two at 1984 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chontae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1990
- Peak year (1981)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Chontae by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (12 births, 71% of the file).
1980s was Chontae's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Chontae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
12 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 12 births (71% of all-time use).
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- Chontae's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chontae: 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 (~9 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, 1981–1990 (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 Chontae 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.