Recorded 1991–2008 Girls' name Peak 1998 51 births

Chayenne — girls' name

51 babies named Chayenne in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

51 girls have been named Chayenne since 1991, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

51
total births
1991–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
63%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Chayenne was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

8 babies were named Chayenne in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chayenne

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Chayenne between 1991 and 2008, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chayenne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chayenne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Chayenne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chayenne in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 51 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chayenne at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

51

Since 1991

18 years of records

Peak year

1998

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1991

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2008

Chayenne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1991

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Chayenne by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
32 births that decade — 63% of Chayenne's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chayenne?
51 babies have been named Chayenne since 1991. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1998 with 8 births.
When was Chayenne most popular?
Chayenne was most popular in the 1990s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Chayenne been used?
Chayenne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 18 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Chayenne?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1991–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.