Chantel

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Chantel is a French given name. It is a variant of Chantal.

From Wikipedia

Chantel first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 19 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 83 babies (rank #386 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Chantel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Chantel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

665

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	74	#426
1997	54	#508
1998	83	#386
1999	67	#447
2000	61	#485
2001	49	#566
2002	37	#707
2003	56	#548
2004	48	#630
2005	46	#669
2006	11	#2,007
2007	9	#2,447
2008	13	#1,935
2009	17	#1,609
2010	17	#1,666
2011	9	#2,678
2012	5	#4,282
2013	6	#3,642
2016	3	#6,134