Gender
Origin
- American
- Name of Algonquin tribe
- Native American
- A name given to a tribe of the Algonquians by the Sioux, Cheyenne is derived from a word meaning unintelligible speakers, but a truer meaning might be strangers or foreigners.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Cheyenne
Pronunciation
che-yenne, cheye(n)-ne
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1995 (rank #1005, 122 births); most recent 2024 (rank #9864, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #68, 4,865 births); most recent 2025 (rank #920, 285 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 285 |
| 2024 | 7 | 310 |
| 2023 | 6 | 356 |
| 2022 | 10 | 426 |
| 2021 | – | 449 |
| 2020 | 6 | 509 |
| 2019 | 11 | 632 |
| 2018 | – | 678 |
| 2017 | 8 | 740 |
| 2016 | 5 | 809 |
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
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1998 (rank #2417, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #342, 98 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 4 |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | – | 6 |
| 2021 | – | 4 |
| 2020 | – | 8 |
| 2019 | – | 7 |
| 2018 | – | 15 |
| 2017 | – | 12 |
| 2016 | – | 16 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2000 (rank #3445, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #256, 193 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2569, 10 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 10 |
| 2022 | – | 20 |
| 2021 | – | 18 |
| 2020 | – | 30 |
| 2019 | – | 24 |
| 2018 | – | 26 |
| 2017 | – | 20 |
| 2016 | – | 38 |
| 2015 | – | 36 |
| 2014 | – | 43 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #439, 6 births); most recent 2017 (rank #872, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #325, 9 births); most recent 2011 (rank #810, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2003 (rank #284, 4 births); most recent 2013 (rank #440, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #96, 41 births); most recent 2016 (rank #659, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence