Girls' name · since 1985
Chardonnay
643 babies named Chardonnay in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,071 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 643
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
643 girls have been named Chardonnay since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chardonnay has been recorded 643 times among girls since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2018.
- #10,071 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 643 born since 1985
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chardonnay ranks #10,071 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 643 born since 1985, peaking in the 1990s.
- #10,071 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 643
- born since 1985
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chardonnay's 643 recorded births place it above 86.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Chardonnay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chardonnay splits its recorded history at 2000: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1991 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chardonnay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2018
- Peak year (1991)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Chardonnay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (361 births, 56% of the file).
1990s was Chardonnay's strongest decade.
361 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Chardonnay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 85
1980s
85 births
- 1990s
1990s
361 births
- 2000s
2000s
163 births
- 2010s 34
2010s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 361 births (56% of all-time use).
How Chardonnay compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chardonnay's total volume
Chardonnay by state
Where Chardonnay concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 41 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 15 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 5 | 0.8% |
41 of 643 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Chardonnay's data
- Chardonnay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (361 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chardonnays (41 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chardonnay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chardonnay draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.