Gender
Origin
- French
- Singer.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Chantal
Pronunciation
ch(an)-tal
More about the name
Chantal is a feminine given name of French origin. The name Chantal can be traced back to the Old Occitan word cantal, meaning "stone". It came into popular use as a given name in honor of the Catholic saint, Jeanne de Chantal.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1989 (rank #6220, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #553, 428 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6116, 19 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 19 |
| 2024 | – | 17 |
| 2023 | – | 20 |
| 2022 | – | 15 |
| 2021 | – | 31 |
| 2020 | – | 20 |
| 2019 | – | 20 |
| 2018 | – | 23 |
| 2017 | – | 24 |
| 2016 | – | 28 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #571, 43 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
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| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1949 (rank #298, 27 births); most recent 1972 (rank #1766, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1954 (rank #3, 13,189 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3930, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | – | 3 |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | 4 |
| 2018 | – | 8 |
| 2017 | – | 5 |
| 2016 | – | 7 |
| 2015 | – | 5 |
| 2014 | – | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #252, 10 births); most recent 2011 (rank #932, 3 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #431, 6 births)
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Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #114, 32 births); most recent 2008 (rank #538, 6 births)
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Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence