Entry № 0500 · French, Occitan origin

Chantal Chantal — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender

Girl

Origin

French, Occitan

Meaning

"Stone (Provençal place-name)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (French)

The meaning

A name that means "stone (provençal place-name)".

Chantal is the French form of the Provençal cantal, meaning "stone" or "boulder" — originally a place-name. Saint Jeanne-Françoise de Chantal (1572-1641) founded the Visitation Order with Saint Francis de Sales.

Chantal Akerman (1950-2015) was the Belgian filmmaker (Jeanne Dielman).

Stone. The Belgian filmmaker Akerman.

Popularity

Where Chantal stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Chantal · last year

142 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

1960

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Chantals before her.

Real people

Chantal Akerman

Belgian filmmaker.

1950 – 2015

Saint Jeanne-Françoise de Chantal

Co-founder of Visitation Order.

1572 – 1641

In fiction

Chantal

Common in French fiction.

Names connected to Chantal.

Numerology

The number behind Chantal.

The Pioneer

Chantal reduces to one — the number of French stone.

Parents on Chantal

Why families chose this name.

"The Belgian filmmaker. Seven letters. Chantal."

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