Recorded 1992–2002 Girls' name Peak 1995 80 births

Chardonay — girls' name

80 babies named Chardonay in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

80 girls have been named Chardonay since 1992, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2002.

80
total births
1992–2002
years on record
1990s
peak decade
74%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Chardonay was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

10 babies were named Chardonay in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chardonay

The Social Security Administration has registered 80 babies named Chardonay between 1992 and 2002, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chardonay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chardonay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 59 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chardonay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chardonay in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 80 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chardonay at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

80

Since 1992

11 years of records

Peak year

1995

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1992

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2002

Chardonay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1992

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1995)
10
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
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Chardonay by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
59 births that decade — 74% of Chardonay's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chardonay?
80 babies have been named Chardonay since 1992. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1995 with 10 births.
When was Chardonay most popular?
Chardonay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 59 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Chardonay been used?
Chardonay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 11 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Chardonay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.