How popular is the name Cheyenne?

Cheyenne ranks 450th among girls' names in US records, with 73,145 births since 1946. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,861.

Is Cheyenne a unisex name?

No. Cheyenne is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1996, when 4,866 children were given the name. It has been in use for 79 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#450 of girl names

Pronounced SH AY0 EH1 N (ARPABET)

Cheyenne is a girls' name, and first appears in 1946. It has been given to 73,145 children — the 450th most common girls' name on record.

It is falling away, down 63% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1996, when 4,866 children were given it.

1996Girls: 4,866Boys: 109

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Cheyenne?: Cheyenne ranks 450th among girls' names in US records, with 73,145 births since 1946. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,861.
Is Cheyenne a unisex name?: No. Cheyenne is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Cheyenne most popular?: 1996, when 4,866 children were given the name. It has been in use for 79 years and is still recorded as of 2024.