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Chantilly

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How to Pronounce Chantilly

Pronounced shan-TIL-ee /ʃænˈtɪl.i/Medium

Meaning: Chantilly is the name of a town north of Paris, celebrated for its fine bobbin lace and for Chantilly cream, the lightly sweetened whipped cream; as a given name it carries those refined, pretty associations.Low

In 30 seconds: Chantilly is a French place-name, a town known for delicate lace and sweetened cream, used as a girl's name (said shan-TIL-ee).
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Origin MediumFrench
MeaningChantilly is the name of a town north of Paris, celebrated for its fine bobbin lace and for Chantilly cream, the lightly sweetened whipped cream; as a given name it carries those refined, pretty associations.
U.S. rank (2011)#17320 ↘ Falling
2011 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1989
Total births (all-time)≈ 253

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198919752011

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Chantilly takes its name from a French town north of Paris, long famous for delicate bobbin lace and for the sweetened whipped cream that bears its name. Used for a girl, it reads as an elegant place-and-word name rather than a traditional given name.

It was never common in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year around its peak in the late nineteen-eighties, with faint use elsewhere. A girl named Chantilly then is in her thirties today.

Did you know? Chantilly evokes fine lace and Chantilly cream at once; the same town lent its name to a famous song, Chantilly Lace, tying the name to a dressy, romantic image.
Overall data confidence 55%
References - Chantilly — French place-name Chantilly (lace, Chantilly cream); Chantilly Lace song

Variations

ChantalChantelChantilley

Nicknames

ChanTilly

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Chantilly mean?

It is a French place-name, the town Chantilly, famous for delicate lace and sweetened cream.

How do you pronounce Chantilly?

It is said shan-TIL-ee /ʃænˈtɪl.i/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Chantilly a boy or girl name?

Chantilly is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Chantilly?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year around its peak in the late nineteen-eighties.

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