Recorded 1968–1988 Girls' name Peak 1988 16 births

Chontell — girls' name

16 babies named Chontell in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

16 girls have been named Chontell since 1968, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1988.

16
total births
1968–1988
years on record
1980s
peak decade
38%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Chontell was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

6 babies were named Chontell in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chontell

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Chontell between 1968 and 1988, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chontell currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chontell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chontell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chontell 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 16 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.

Chontell at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

16

Since 1968

21 years of records

Peak year

1988

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1968

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1988

Chontell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1968

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1988)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 198819711968 5

Chontell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 38% of Chontell's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chontell?
16 babies have been named Chontell since 1968. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1988 with 6 births.
When was Chontell most popular?
Chontell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Chontell been used?
Chontell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 21 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Chontell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chole, Chosen, Choua, Chosyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1968–1988 (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.