Girls' name · since 1956
Cheyanne
15,427 babies named Cheyanne in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,353 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,427
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cheyanne is the #3353 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 15,427 recorded since 1956.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheyanne has been recorded 15,427 times among girls since 1956, currently ranked #3353 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #1,264 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,353 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,427 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheyanne ranks #1,264 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,353 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,427 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,264 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,353 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,427
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cheyanne's 15,427 recorded births place it above 98.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cheyanne compares
15,427 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Cheyanne's all-time total is 41x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cheyanne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,427 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 931 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cheyanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cheyanne's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 931, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cheyanne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 931
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Cheyanne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6,233 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Cheyanne's strongest decade.
6,233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Cheyanne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s 186
1970s
186 births
- 1980s 481
1980s
481 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,233 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,034 births
- 2010s 2,068
2010s
2,068 births
- 2020s 395
2020s
395 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6,233 births (40% of all-time use).
How Cheyanne 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 Cheyanne's total volume
Cheyanne by state
Where Cheyanne concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,470 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,153 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 954 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 813 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 716 | 4.6% |
| #6 | New York | | 684 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 482 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 478 | 3.1% |
1,470 of 15,427 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Cheyanne appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cheyanne's data
- Cheyanne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (6,233 total births); usage has since declined to 395 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cheyannes (1,470 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cheyanne: 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 (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Cheyanne 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.