Girls' name · since 1946
Cheyenne
70,732 babies named Cheyenne in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #920 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 70,732
- born since 1946
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cheyenne currently ranks #920 among girls' names in America, with 70,732 babies recorded since 1946.
Social Security Administration records show Cheyenne recorded 70,732 times among girls since 1946, holding rank #920 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2025.
- #474 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #920 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 70,732 born since 1946
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheyenne ranks #474 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #920 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 70,732 born since 1946, peaking in the 1990s.
- #474 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #920 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 70,732
- born since 1946
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cheyenne's 70,732 recorded births place it above 99.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cheyenne compares
70,732 Top 3% higher than 97% 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
Cheyenne's all-time total is 188x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cheyenne | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 70,732 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 4,866 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cheyenne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cheyenne's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1946, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 4,866, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cheyenne popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 4,866
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Cheyenne popularity over time - boys
2,696 total births recorded since 1949 (Cheyenne as boys' name)
Cheyenne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (31,849 births, 45% of the file).
1990s was Cheyenne's strongest decade.
31,849 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Cheyenne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 42
1940s
42 births
- 1950s 135
1950s
135 births
- 1960s 83
1960s
83 births
- 1970s 825
1970s
825 births
- 1980s 2,289
1980s
2,289 births
- 1990s
1990s
31,849 births
- 2000s
2000s
23,910 births
- 2010s 9,258
2010s
9,258 births
- 2020s 2,341
2020s
2,341 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 31,849 births (45% of all-time use).
How Cheyenne 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 Cheyenne's total volume
Cheyenne by state
Where Cheyenne concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 7,286 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6,123 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 4,119 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 3,615 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 3,061 | 4.3% |
| #6 | New York | | 2,942 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 2,329 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 2,206 | 3.1% |
7,286 of 70,732 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Cheyenne appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cheyenne's data
- Cheyenne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (31,849 total births); usage has since declined to 2,341 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cheyennes (7,286 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Cheyenne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~79 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, 1946–2025 (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 Cheyenne 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.