Chardonay
Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of east-central France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand. For new and developing wine regions, growing Chardonnay is seen as a 'rite of passage' and an easy entry into the international wine market.
Meaning & Origin of Chardonay
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of east-central France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand. For new and developing wine regions, growing Chardonnay is seen as a 'rite of passage' and an easy entry into the international wine market.
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Origin & history
The Story of Chardonay
The earliest SSA record of Chardonay as a baby girl name dates back to 1992, when 6 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Chardonay — #8,079 in the national rankings. About 74% of every Chardonay on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Chardonay last appeared in the published SSA data in 2002, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 80 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Chardonay
Chardonay is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 80 births in the dataset. Chardonay's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #8,079. Use the chart and map above to compare Chardonay's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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