How Many People Are Named Charnay?
An estimated 159 people in the United States have the first name Charnay. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Charnay peaked in popularity in 1992 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charnay as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Charnay paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
159
About 1 in 2,155,688 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1992
15 births
Total Registered
164
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charnay
Charnay is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 164 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Charnay as a female name
Ranked #15,643 in 2009
6 female births in 2009
Peak: 1992 (15 births)
Charnay: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charnay span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 93 babies were registered. While Charnay is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Charnay by Decade
How has Charnay tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Charnay + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charnay as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Charnay: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charnay?
We estimate approximately 159 people named Charnay are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,155,688 Americans share this first name.
Is Charnay a common name?
Charnay is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 71.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 164 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charnay most popular?
Charnay reached peak popularity in 1992, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charnay is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charnay a female name?
Charnay is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charnay Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charnay Smith, Charnay Johnson, Charnay Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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