Cheyenne
Girl
Cheyenne is a girls' name, meaning “to speak incoherently”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 920th for girls in the US (285 babies).
What does Cheyenne mean?
“to speak incoherently”
A female or male given name of modern American usage.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Cheyenne a girl's or a boy's name?
Cheyenne is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 285 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cheyenne in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling fastdown 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Cheyenne, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 104 girls.
Half of all the girls named Cheyenne in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2007. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Cheyenne in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 15 | #2,000 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,336 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,941 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,629 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,596 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,402 |
| 2012 | 29 | #1,232 |
| 2011 | 26 | #1,303 |
| 2010 | 34 | #1,055 |
| 2009 | 31 | #1,093 |
| 2008 | 38 | #929 |
| 2007 | 45 | #789 |
| 2006 | 56 | #644 |
| 2005 | 70 | #531 |
| 2004 | 68 | #524 |
| 2003 | 71 | #503 |
| 2002 | 77 | #461 |
| 2001 | 94 | #387 |
| 2000 | 104 | #361 |
| 1999 | 94 | #383 |
| 1998 | 76 | #447 |
| 1997 | 55 | #543 |
| 1996 | 93 | #391 |
How popular is Cheyenne in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #920among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 285about 1 in 5,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 285 girls in the US were named Cheyenne, making it the 920th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 579th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 4,866 girls. It first appears in the records in 1946.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 10 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Cheyenne than any year since 1987.
Half of all the girls named Cheyenne in the US since 1880 were born between 1996 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1956, 35% of the babies named Cheyenne in the US were girls. By 2024 it was 98%, with more girls than boys since 1974.
Cheyenne in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 285 | #920 |
| 2024 | 311 | #870 |
| 2023 | 358 | #787 |
| 2022 | 427 | #686 |
| 2021 | 451 | #660 |
| 2020 | 509 | #579 |
| 2019 | 632 | #496 |
| 2018 | 678 | #465 |
| 2017 | 741 | #429 |
| 2016 | 809 | #411 |
| 2015 | 952 | #346 |
| 2014 | 911 | #360 |
| 2013 | 983 | #330 |
| 2012 | 1,019 | #318 |
| 2011 | 1,159 | #274 |
| 2010 | 1,374 | #229 |
| 2009 | 1,771 | #186 |
| 2008 | 2,111 | #160 |
| 2007 | 2,366 | #147 |
| 2006 | 2,077 | #170 |
| 2005 | 1,966 | #171 |
| 2004 | 2,190 | #149 |
| 2003 | 2,475 | #134 |
| 2002 | 2,712 | #127 |
| 2001 | 2,875 | #119 |
| 2000 | 3,367 | #99 |
| 1999 | 3,779 | #84 |
| 1998 | 4,327 | #72 |
| 1997 | 4,764 | #68 |
| 1996 | 4,866 | #68 |
| 1995 | 4,088 | #86 |
| 1994 | 3,307 | #99 |
| 1993 | 2,372 | #135 |
| 1992 | 1,795 | #169 |
| 1991 | 1,718 | #175 |
| 1990 | 833 | #331 |
| 1989 | 373 | #585 |
| 1988 | 314 | #635 |
| 1987 | 281 | #664 |
| 1986 | 236 | #745 |
| 1985 | 178 | #894 |
| 1984 | 175 | #867 |
| 1983 | 202 | #787 |
| 1982 | 190 | #824 |
| 1981 | 164 | #912 |
| 1980 | 176 | #871 |
| 1979 | 130 | #1,061 |
| 1978 | 116 | #1,117 |
| 1977 | 109 | #1,153 |
| 1976 | 124 | #1,009 |
| 1975 | 87 | #1,278 |
| 1974 | 87 | #1,252 |
| 1973 | 53 | #1,690 |
| 1972 | 52 | #1,698 |
| 1971 | 38 | #2,137 |
| 1970 | 29 | #2,522 |
| 1969 | 21 | #2,916 |
| 1968 | 13 | #3,788 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 7 | #5,272 |
| 1965 | 9 | #4,493 |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 8 | #4,895 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 8 | #4,624 |
| 1958 | 5 | #6,102 |
| 1957 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1956 | 21 | #2,452 |
| 1955 | 15 | #2,970 |
| 1954 | 19 | #2,518 |
| 1953 | 16 | #2,698 |
| 1952 | 16 | #2,670 |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,936 |
| 1950 | 11 | #3,234 |
| 1949 | 15 | #2,619 |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,203 |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,636 |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
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