Given name & surname
Chante
“from a stony place; a beautiful singer”
Chante is a variant of Chantal. One French interpretation is “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chante is a variant of Chantal. One French interpretation is “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chante is a variant of Chantal. An origin associated with Chantal is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chante through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,995
- 33 boys · 3,962 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 323 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,544 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,544 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 323 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,340 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chante’s family of names
Chante has a related form in Chantal. In Greek usage, Chante is a transliteration of Χάντε. In Greek usage, Chante as a surname is a transliteration of Χαντέ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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