Unisex name · since 1989
Cheyney
28 babies named Cheyney in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #41,669 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1989
- 1980s
- peak decade
28 girls have been named Cheyney since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheyney has been recorded 28 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1989 to 1995.
- #41,669 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1989
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheyney ranks #41,669 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1989, peaking in the 1980s.
- #41,669 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1989
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cheyney's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cheyney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cheyney splits its recorded history at 1990: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1990 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cheyney popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1995
- Peak year (1989)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Cheyney popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1970 (Cheyney as boys' name)
Cheyney by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (18 births, 64% of the file).
1980s was Cheyney's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Cheyney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 18 births (64% of all-time use).
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What to do with Cheyney's data
- Cheyney's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cheyney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1989–1995 (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 Cheyney 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.