Recorded 1985–2009 Girls' name Peak 1992 164 births

Charnay — girls' name

164 babies named Charnay in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s932000s38

The verdict

164 girls have been named Charnay since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2009.

164
total births
1985–2009
years on record
1990s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Charnay was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

15 babies were named Charnay in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charnay

The Social Security Administration has registered 164 babies named Charnay between 1985 and 2009, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charnay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charnay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 93 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Charnay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charnay 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 164 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.

Charnay at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

164

Since 1985

25 years of records

Peak year

1992

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1985

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2009

Charnay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1985

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1992)
15
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 20092002199919951992198919861985 5

Charnay by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
93 births that decade — 57% of Charnay's all-time total
1980s331990s932000s38

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charnay?
164 babies have been named Charnay since 1985. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1992 with 15 births.
When was Charnay most popular?
Charnay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 93 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Charnay been used?
Charnay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 25 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Charnay?
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, 1985–2009 (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.