Unisex name · since 1971
Cheyne
Cheyne has 910 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1980 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,460 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 910
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cheyne is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 910 have been recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheyne has been recorded 910 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2017.
- #5,460 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 910 born since 1971
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheyne ranks #5,460 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 910 born since 1971, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,460 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 910
- born since 1971
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cheyne's 910 recorded births place it above 87.99% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Cheyne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cheyne's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1976, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 70, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cheyne popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2017
- Peak year (1980)
- 70
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Cheyne popularity over time - girls
115 total births recorded since 1980 (Cheyne as girls' name)
Cheyne by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (429 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Cheyne's strongest decade.
429 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Cheyne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 32
1970s
32 births
- 1980s
1980s
429 births
- 1990s
1990s
302 births
- 2000s 120
2000s
120 births
- 2010s 27
2010s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 429 births (47% of all-time use).
How Cheyne compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cheyne's total volume
Cheyne by state
Where Cheyne concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 260 | 28.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 39 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Hawaii | | 36 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Iowa | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.5% |
260 of 910 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Cheyne's data
- Cheyne's decade-level peak was the 1980s (429 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cheynes (260 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 Cheyne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1971–2017 (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 Cheyne 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.