Recorded 1986–2003 Girls' name Peak 1988 124 births

Cheyna — girls' name

124 babies named Cheyna in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

124 girls have been named Cheyna since 1986, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2003.

124
total births
1986–2003
years on record
1990s
peak decade
68%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Cheyna was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

15 babies were named Cheyna in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheyna

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Cheyna between 1986 and 2003, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cheyna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheyna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Cheyna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheyna 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 124 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.

Cheyna at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

124

Since 1986

18 years of records

Peak year

1988

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1986

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2003

Cheyna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1986

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1988)
15
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
05101520 20031999199719951993199119891986 6

Cheyna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
84 births that decade — 68% of Cheyna's all-time total
1980s301990s842000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheyna?
124 babies have been named Cheyna since 1986. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1988 with 15 births.
When was Cheyna most popular?
Cheyna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Cheyna been used?
Cheyna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 18 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Cheyna?
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.

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, 1986–2003 (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.