Girl’s name · Lakota (Native American), English

Cheyanne

How to say it: shy-AN · /ʃaɪˈæn/

Variant of Cheyenne; from the Lakota name for the Cheyenne people, possibly meaning 'red talkers' or 'alien speakers'.

Cheyanne was the 2,386th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 46 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 69% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #3,787 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2,386for girls in 2025
1 in 72,072US babies
46born in 2025
#3,787projected for 2030
1990sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Cheyanne
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,386
Babies born in 202546
Share of births1 in 72,072
Peak decade1990s
Change over 10 years−69%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#3,787

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Cheyanne peaked in the 1990s and is less common today.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 351 per million births, 1990s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Chey
  • Anne

Honouring a Cheyanne in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Cheyanne is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

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