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Girl name

Chianti

/tʃiˈænti/ · 95% girls · last recorded 2009

Chianti has been given to about 408 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1979, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/tʃiˈænti/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 396
Median age today42 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Chianti per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1979 · 27
  • Born in 20250
  • All time408

How popular is Chianti?

Its best year was 1979, when 27 babies were given the name, ranking 3560th. The typical living American called Chianti is about 42 years old today.

Names that sound like Chianti

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Christi0.63
  2. Ashanti0.63
  3. Charli0.57
  4. Kristi0.52
  5. Patti0.52
  6. Chiara0.53
  7. China0.53
  8. Misti0.52

Middle names for Chianti

Ranked by flow score
  1. Chianti Josephine0.84
  2. Chianti Rose0.83
  3. Chianti Marie0.83
  4. Chianti Grace0.83
  5. Chianti Jane0.83
  6. Chianti Louise0.83

Sibling names for Chianti

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jaimeeither · 0.66
  2. Meredithsister · 0.65
  3. Aracelisister · 0.65
  4. Kareembrother · 0.65
  5. Elishaeither · 0.64
  6. Marisolsister · 0.63

Where Chianti is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Chianti Reyes0.78
    2. Chianti Nguyen0.78
    3. Chianti Moore0.78
    4. Chianti Lee0.78
    5. Chianti Hall0.78
    6. Chianti Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Chianti

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.