Given name
Chantele
“from a stony place; a beautiful singer”
Chantele is a variant of Chantal. One French interpretation is “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chantele 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
Chantele 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 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chantele through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 419
- 0 boys · 419 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 19 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 6 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 368 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.
Chantele’s family of names
Chantele has a related form in Chantal.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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