Gender
Male
Origin
- French
- From the oak wood
Syllables
2
Themes
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Cheney
Pronunciation
ch(e)-ney
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #4474, 12 births); most recent 2019 (rank #12142, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #5170, 22 births); most recent 2011 (rank #16733, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | 5 | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | 5 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data