Given name
Chantelle
“from a stony place; a beautiful singer”·“resembling a candle”
In English use, Chantelle has a related form in Chantal. One French interpretation is “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.” Chantelle is a variant of Chandelle. One French interpretation is “resembling a candle.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Chantelle has a related form in Chantal. One French interpretation is “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.” Chantelle is a variant of Chandelle. One French interpretation is “resembling a candle.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Chantelle has a related form in 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
Chantelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,690
- 8 boys · 6,682 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 311 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,209 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,209 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 16.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 303 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,004 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.
Chantelle’s family of names
In English usage, Chantelle has a related form in Chantal. In English usage, Chantelle has a conventional equivalent in the German form Chantal. Chantelle has a related form in Chandelle.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Chantelle
- Chantelle Newberydiverborn 1977
- Chantelle HoughtonEnglish television personality and modelborn 1983
- Chantelle SwabyJamaican footballerborn 1998
- Chantelle HandyBritish basketball playerborn 1987
- Chantelle AndersonAmerican basketball player-coachborn 1981
- Chantelle Boye-HlorkahEnglish footballerborn 1995
- Izuka Hoyleactressborn 1996
- Chantelle BarryAustralian musicianborn 1973
- Chantelle BellEnglish entrepreneur
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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