Given name & surname
Chanton
“from a stony place; a beautiful singer”
Chanton is a variant of Chantal. One French interpretation is “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chanton 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
Chanton 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 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chanton through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 5 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 boys is 5 in 1999. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chanton’s family of names
Chanton has a related form in Chantal. In Greek usage, Chanton as a surname is a transliteration of Χάντον.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
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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