Given name
Shantal
“from a stony place; a beautiful singer”
Shantal is a variant of Shantelle. In American use, Shantelle carries the interpretation “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Shantal is a variant of Shantelle. In American use, Shantelle carries the interpretation “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Shantal connects to the Chantal name family through Shantelle. 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 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shantal through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,685
- 0 boys · 1,685 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 70 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,843 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,843 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 70 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,616 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.
Shantal’s family of names
In English usage, Shantal has a conventional equivalent in the German form Chantal. Shantal has a related form in Shantelle.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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