Chardonnay
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shar-doh-NAY
- Origin
- French
Chardonnay is a girls' name of French origin, meaning “place of thistles”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Chardonnay mean?
French: French wine grape, named for a village in Burgundy
“place of thistles”
Named after the white wine grape, which takes its name from the village of Chardonnay in Burgundy.
Is Chardonnay a girl's or a boy's name?
Chardonnay is a girls' name.
How popular is Chardonnay in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 102 girls.
Half of all the girls named Chardonnay in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chardonnay in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,666 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,540 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,621 |
| 2008 | 27 | #1,176 |
| 2007 | 35 | #941 |
| 2006 | 36 | #896 |
| 2005 | 68 | #537 |
| 2004 | 96 | #416 |
| 2003 | 102 | #397 |
| 2002 | 59 | #551 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
How popular is Chardonnay in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1991, with 48 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Chardonnay in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chardonnay in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 14 | #8,450 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 31 | #4,021 |
| 2000 | 35 | #3,659 |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,932 |
| 1998 | 43 | #2,970 |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,931 |
| 1996 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 1995 | 33 | #3,352 |
| 1994 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 1993 | 34 | #3,285 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,521 |
| 1991 | 48 | #2,544 |
| 1990 | 26 | #3,904 |
| 1989 | 18 | #4,842 |
| 1988 | 20 | #4,303 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 21 | #3,888 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
Names like Chardonnay
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassidy Emily Kiara Chloe Lily Erin Sienna Jasmine Lacey Daisy Jessica Abigail
Names related to Chardonnay
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chardonnay: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chardonnay, updated 20 October 2026.