Recorded 1980–2022 Girls' name Peak 1999 1,679 births

Cheyann — girls' name

1,679 babies named Cheyann in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s511990s6282000s7302010s2542020s16
2000s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Cheyann was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

114 babies were named Cheyann in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheyann

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,679 babies named Cheyann between 1980 and 2022, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cheyann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 114 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheyann performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 730 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cheyann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 86 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Cheyann in 17 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheyann 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 1,679 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.

Cheyann at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,679

Since 1980

43 years of records

Peak year

1999

114 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1980

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2022

Cheyann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1980

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1999)
114
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
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Cheyann by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
730 births that decade — 43% of Cheyann's all-time total
1980s511990s6282000s7302010s2542020s16

Cheyann by state

Where Cheyann concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cheyann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
86 5.1%
#2 California
80 4.8%
#3 Ohio
79 4.7%
#4 Florida
59 3.5%
#5 Michigan
34 2.0%
#6 Pennsylvania
31 1.8%
#7 Indiana
20 1.2%
#8 Missouri
18 1.1%
Texas share of Cheyann's total US births 5.1%
Even split

86 of 1,679 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.

Cheyann appears in 17 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheyann?
1,679 babies have been named Cheyann since 1980. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1999 with 114 births.
When was Cheyann most popular?
Cheyann was most popular in the 2000s decade with 730 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Cheyann most popular?
The top states for the name Cheyann are Texas (86 births), California (80 births), Ohio (79 births).
How long has the name Cheyann been used?
Cheyann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 43 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Cheyann?
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.

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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, 1980–2022 (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.