Given name
Shantelle
“from a stony place; a beautiful singer”
Shantelle is a form of Chantal. One French interpretation is “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Shantelle carries the interpretation “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.” Shantelle is a form of Chantal. One French interpretation is “from a stony place; a beautiful singer.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Shantelle is used as a form of Chantal.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shantelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,680
- 0 boys · 2,680 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 124 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 124 in 1987. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,251 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.
Shantelle’s family of names
Shantelle is a form of Chantal. In English usage, Shantelle has a conventional equivalent in the German form Chantal. Shantelle has a related form in Shantel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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