Given name
Chantee
“a talented singer”
Chantee is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a talented singer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a talented singer.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chantee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 291
- 0 boys · 291 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 303 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.
Chantee’s family of names
Chantee has a related form in Chanti. Chantee has a related form in Chanty. Chantee has a related form in Chantea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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