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Shantal

100% girls · 14 born in 2025

Shantal has been given to about 1,685 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,658
Median age today28 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shantal per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1990 · 70
  • Born in 202514
  • All time1,685

How popular is Shantal?

Its best year was 1990, when 70 babies were given the name, ranking 1968th. The typical living American called Shantal is about 28 years old today.

Names that sound like Shantal

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Chantal0.89
  2. Shanta0.79
  3. Shantel0.76
  4. Shantell0.74
  5. Shana0.69
  6. Shanna0.69
  7. Shanda0.69
  8. Shannan0.69

Middle names for Shantal

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shantal Eve0.80
  2. Shantal Elizabeth0.78
  3. Shantal Josephine0.78
  4. Shantal Anne0.78
  5. Shantal Rose0.77
  6. Shantal June0.76

Sibling names for Shantal

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Alvarobrother · 0.84
  2. Aracelisister · 0.83
  3. Nathanaelbrother · 0.83
  4. Zachariahbrother · 0.82
  5. Ilianasister · 0.82
  6. Daliasister · 0.82

Where Shantal is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Shantal Anderson0.74
    2. Shantal White0.72
    3. Shantal Reyes0.72
    4. Shantal Nguyen0.72
    5. Shantal Moore0.72
    6. Shantal Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Shantal

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.