US rank #15732 Girls' name Peak 1996 1,471 births

Cheyanna — #15732 US girls' name

1,471 babies named Cheyanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#15732
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 11% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Cheyanna was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

103 babies were named Cheyanna in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheyanna

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,471 babies named Cheyanna between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cheyanna currently holds the #15732 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 103 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheyanna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 671 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cheyanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Indiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Cheyanna in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheyanna 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 1,471 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.

Cheyanna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,471

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

1996

103 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,732

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cheyanna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
103
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
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Cheyanna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
671 births that decade — 46% of Cheyanna's all-time total
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Cheyanna by state

Where Cheyanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cheyanna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
45 3.1%
#2 California
38 2.6%
#3 Indiana
35 2.4%
#4 Florida
32 2.2%
#5 Kentucky
25 1.7%
#6 Missouri
17 1.2%
#7 New York
16 1.1%
#8 Pennsylvania
16 1.1%
Ohio share of Cheyanna's total US births 3.1%
Even split

45 of 1,471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Cheyanna appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheyanna?
1,471 babies have been named Cheyanna since 1977. It currently ranks #15732 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 103 births.
When was Cheyanna most popular?
Cheyanna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 671 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Cheyanna most popular?
The top states for the name Cheyanna are Ohio (45 births), California (38 births), Indiana (35 births).
How long has the name Cheyanna been used?
Cheyanna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cheyanna?
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, 1977–2024 (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.