Recorded 1978–2014 Girls' name Peak 1996 715 births

Cheyenna — girls' name

715 babies named Cheyenna in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s111980s851990s3772000s2152010s27
1990s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Cheyenna was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

62 babies were named Cheyenna in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheyenna

The Social Security Administration has registered 715 babies named Cheyenna between 1978 and 2014, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cheyenna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 62 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheyenna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 377 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cheyenna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 22 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Cheyenna in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheyenna 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 715 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.

Cheyenna at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

715

Since 1978

37 years of records

Peak year

1996

62 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1978

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2014

Cheyenna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1978

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1996)
62
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
020406080 20142008200319981993198819831978 5

Cheyenna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
377 births that decade — 53% of Cheyenna's all-time total
1970s111980s851990s3772000s2152010s27

Cheyenna by state

Where Cheyenna concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Cheyenna
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
22 3.1%
#2 California
17 2.4%
#3 Kentucky
6 0.8%
#4 Michigan
5 0.7%
Ohio share of Cheyenna's total US births 3.1%
Even split

22 of 715 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheyenna?
715 babies have been named Cheyenna since 1978. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1996 with 62 births.
When was Cheyenna most popular?
Cheyenna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 377 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Cheyenna most popular?
The top states for the name Cheyenna are Ohio (22 births), California (17 births), Kentucky (6 births).
How long has the name Cheyenna been used?
Cheyenna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 37 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Cheyenna?
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, 1978–2014 (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.