Chantal: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “stony place”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- shahn-TAL · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From a French surname and place name, notably borne by Saint Jeanne-Françoise de Chantal. The place name is generally derived from Old Occitan or French words for stone or rocky ground.
How popular is Chantal?
Babies named Chantal in 202417
Peak year1990
Total US babies since 18808,453
Chantal is fading: recent use is about 41% of its level ten years before.
Names like Chantal
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Chantal questions
What does the name Chantal mean?
Chantal means "stony place". It comes from French. From a French surname and place name, notably borne by Saint Jeanne-Françoise de Chantal. The place name is generally derived from Old Occitan or French words for stone or rocky ground.
Is Chantal a boy or girl name?
Chantal is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Chantal?
17 US babies were named Chantal in 2024. Its peak year was 1990.
How do you pronounce Chantal?
Chantal is usually pronounced shahn-TAL.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.