Girls' name · since 1986
Cheyna
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 124 babies named Cheyna, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cheyna sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 124 recorded since 1986.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheyna has been recorded 124 times among girls since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1986 to 2003.
- #24,729 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 124 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheyna ranks #24,729 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 124 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,729 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 124
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cheyna's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cheyna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cheyna's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 40% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 60%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1988 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cheyna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2003
- Peak year (1988)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Cheyna by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (84 births, 68% of the file).
1990s was Cheyna's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Cheyna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 30
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
84 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 84 births (68% of all-time use).
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- Cheyna's decade-level peak was the 1990s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cheyna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1986–2003 (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 Cheyna 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.