Girls' name · since 1980
Cheyann
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 1,685 babies named Cheyann, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,612 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,685
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cheyann currently ranks #13612 among girls' names in America, with 1,685 babies recorded since 1980.
Social Security Administration records show Cheyann recorded 1,685 times among girls since 1980, holding rank #13612 nationally today, ahead of 21% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2025.
- #5,290 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,612 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,685 born since 1980
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheyann ranks #5,290 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,612 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,685 born since 1980, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,290 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,612 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,685
- born since 1980
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cheyann's 1,685 recorded births place it above 92.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Cheyann compares
1,685 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cheyann's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cheyann | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,685 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 114 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cheyann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cheyann's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 114, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cheyann popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 46 years of records
Cheyann by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (730 births, 43% of the file).
2000s was Cheyann's strongest decade.
730 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Cheyann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s
1990s
628 births
- 2000s
2000s
730 births
- 2010s 254
2010s
254 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 730 births (43% of all-time use).
How Cheyann compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cheyann's total volume
Cheyann by state
Where Cheyann concentrates geographically, total births since 1980
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 86 | 5.1% |
| #2 | California | | 80 | 4.7% |
| #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% |
86 of 1,685 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Cheyann appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cheyann's data
- Cheyann's decade-level peak was the 2000s (730 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cheyanns (86 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cheyann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~45 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cheyann draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.