Given name & surname
Chantel
“from a stony place; a beautiful singer”·“resembling a candle”
Chantel is a variant of Chantal. One French interpretation is “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.” Chantel is a variant of Chandelle. One French interpretation is “resembling a candle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chantel is a variant of Chantal. One French interpretation is “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.” Chantel is a variant of Chandelle. One French interpretation is “resembling a candle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chantel 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 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chantel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14,997
- 11 boys · 14,986 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 740 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,568 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −39%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,568 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 38.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 740 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,006 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.
Chantel’s family of names
Chantel has a related form in Chantal. In English usage, Chantel has a conventional equivalent in the German form Chantal. Chantel has a related form in Chandelle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Chantel
- Chantel MaloneBritish Virgin Islands long jumperborn 1991
- Chantel JonesAmerican soccer playerborn 1988
- Chantel RileyJamaican-Canadian actress
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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