Given name
Chantell
“from a stony place; a beautiful singer”·“resembling a candle”
Chantell is a variant of Chantal. One French interpretation is “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.” Chantell is a variant of Chandelle. One French interpretation is “resembling a candle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chantell is a variant of Chantal. One French interpretation is “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.” Chantell is a variant of Chandelle. One French interpretation is “resembling a candle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chantell 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 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chantell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,496
- 5 boys · 3,491 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 155 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 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 155 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,958 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.
Chantell’s family of names
Chantell has a related form in Chantal. In English usage, Chantell has a conventional equivalent in the German form Chantal. Chantell has a related form in Chandelle.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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