Given name
Chardonay
“resembling the wine”
Chardonay is a variant of Chardonnay. One French interpretation is “resembling the wine.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chardonay is a variant of Chardonnay. One French interpretation is “resembling the wine.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chardonay is a variant of Chardonnay. An origin associated with Chardonnay is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chardonay through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 80
- 0 boys · 80 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2002. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1995.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chardonay’s family of names
Chardonay has a related form in Chardonnay.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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