Recorded 1993–2007 Girls' name Peak 1998 48 births

Cheyana — girls' name

48 babies named Cheyana in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, 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

48 girls have been named Cheyana since 1993, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.

48
total births
1993–2007
years on record
1990s
peak decade
60%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Cheyana was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

10 babies were named Cheyana in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheyana

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Cheyana between 1993 and 2007, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cheyana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheyana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cheyana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheyana 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 48 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.

Cheyana at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

48

Since 1993

15 years of records

Peak year

1998

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1993

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2007

Cheyana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1993

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1998)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 2007200320021998199719961993 5

Cheyana by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
29 births that decade — 60% of Cheyana's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheyana?
48 babies have been named Cheyana since 1993. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1998 with 10 births.
When was Cheyana most popular?
Cheyana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Cheyana been used?
Cheyana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 15 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Cheyana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cheryl, Chelsea, Cheyenne, Cheri, 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, 1993–2007 (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.