Chantel: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “stony place”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- shan-TEL · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From French Chantal, originally a surname and place name from Old Occitan cantal meaning ‘stone’ or ‘rocky place.’ Chantel is a spelling variant influenced by forms like Chantal.
How popular is Chantel?
Babies named Chantel in 202416
Peak year1990
Total US babies since 188014,981
Chantel is fading: recent use is about 55% of its level ten years before.
Names like Chantel
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Chantel questions
What does the name Chantel mean?
Chantel means "stony place". It comes from French. From French Chantal, originally a surname and place name from Old Occitan cantal meaning ‘stone’ or ‘rocky place.’ Chantel is a spelling variant influenced by forms like Chantal.
Is Chantel a boy or girl name?
Chantel is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Chantel?
16 US babies were named Chantel in 2024. Its peak year was 1990.
How do you pronounce Chantel?
Chantel is usually pronounced shan-TEL.
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.