Girls' name · since 1990
Cheynne
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 249 babies named Cheynne, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cheynne sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 249 recorded since 1990.
Cheynne has 249 recorded births among girls since 1990, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2009.
- #17,619 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 249 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cheynne ranks #17,619 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 249 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #17,619 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 249
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cheynne's 249 recorded births place it above 75.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Cheynne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cheynne's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 29, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cheynne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2009
- Peak year (1998)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Cheynne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (156 births, 63% of the file).
1990s was Cheynne's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Cheynne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
156 births
- 2000s
2000s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 156 births (63% of all-time use).
Cheynne by state
Where Cheynne concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 249 births nationwide.
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What to do with Cheynne's data
- Cheynne's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (156 total births) through the 2000s (93) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Cheynnes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Cheynne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~19 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, 1990–2009 (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 Cheynne 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.