Cheyanne
Cheyanne was the 3350th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 308th; the most babies were born in 1999 (931). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,922 places. More babies were named Cheyanne in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cheyenne) the Cheyenne people (via Dakota) · Dakota, French
- Rank in 2025
- #3,350 girls, down 1,064 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1999931 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,427babies recorded
What does the name Cheyanne mean?
Cheyanne is a spelling of Cheyenne, pronounced the same way, so it shares Cheyenne's meaning and origin.
Cheyenne is the name of a Native American people of the Great Plains, borrowed through French from Dakota šahíyena. Wiktionary explains the Dakota word as built on šaia, to speak incoherently or unintelligibly, from ša, red, and ya, to speak, so it was the Dakota name for people who spoke a different language. Cheyenne is also the capital of Wyoming. As a girls' name it has been used in the US since 1946.
šahíyena (Dakota, “Cheyenne people”)šaia (Dakota, “to speak incoherently”)
How sure is this? Probable. Wiktionary only; the exoname's literal sense is from Wiktionary's analysis.
Related names: Shyanne, Cheyanne, Shayenne.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cheyenne' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Cheyanne popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,350 | 46 |
| 2020 | #2,286 | 78 |
| 2010 | #740 | 377 |
| 2000 | #370 | 795 |
| 1990 | #1,073 | 165 |
| 1980 | #2,613 | 36 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cheyanne, counting every spelling?
Cheyanne is a spelling of Cheyenne, a name family that ranked #807 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,350 for Cheyanne on its own. Together these spellings went to 337 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne | 285 | #920 | 1,832 |
| Cheyanne | 46 | #3,350 | 317 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cheyanne?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cheyanne (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Cheyanne born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cheyanne.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cheyanne?
About 15,200 people born in the US named Cheyanne are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 19 and 30. That makes Cheyanne mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cheyanne by state
How common Cheyanne was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cheyanne: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cheyanne, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cheyanne
What does Cheyanne mean?
Cheyanne is a spelling of Cheyenne, which means “the Cheyenne people (via Dakota)” (Dakota, French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Cheyanne?
Cheyanne was the 3350th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked 308th; the most babies were born in 1999 (931). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,922 places. More babies were named Cheyanne in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Cheyanne a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Cheyanne in the US.
Where is Cheyanne most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cheyanne was most common in Pennsylvania (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Texas.