Is Chanta a boy or girl name?

Chanta is a girl’s name. Of the 861 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Chanta

Recorded 1961–2006 · United States

Chanta was most popular in 1978, when 46 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,264 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 861 people named Chanta.

Chanta over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chanta’s peak in 1978. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chanta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chanta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 861 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org