Cheyenne
The Great Plains people; their name comes from the Dakota Šahíyena, usually glossed “speakers of a strange tongue.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Cheyenne first shows up in the national records in 1946. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1994 to 2000. Its biggest year was 1996, when 4,866 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 68 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 920 for girls. All told, 73,428 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Cheyanne (15,427), Cheyann (1,685), Chan (1,247), Cheyne (1,025), Cheyene (742), Chayanne (622) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Dakota
Explore Cheyenne interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 42 | No. 2620 |
| 1950s | 135 | No. 2453 |
| 1960s | 83 | No. 2917 |
| 1970s | 825 | No. 1009 |
| 1980s | 2,289 | No. 586 |
| 1990s | 31,849 | No. 68 |
| 2000s | 23,910 | No. 99 |
| 2010s | 9,258 | No. 229 |
| 2020s | 2,341 | No. 579 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.