Is Cheyenne a boy or girl name?
Cheyenne is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 310 girls and 7 boys were named Cheyenne, so 97.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.3% of the 73,135 US babies named Cheyenne were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,053
- Girl rank, 2024
- #867
- Babies named Cheyenne since 1946
- 73,135
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 4,975 babies
Boys and girls named Cheyenne, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 | 42 | 89.4% |
| 1950s | 187 | 135 | 41.9% |
| 1960s | 170 | 83 | 32.8% |
| 1970s | 520 | 825 | 61.3% |
| 1980s | 503 | 2,289 | 82% |
| 1990s | 905 | 31,850 | 97.2% |
| 2000s | 291 | 23,909 | 98.8% |
| 2010s | 86 | 9,256 | 99.1% |
| 2020s | 29 | 2,050 | 98.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,053 | 310 | #867 |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,070 | 356 | #788 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,858 | 426 | #687 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 449 | #662 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,848 | 509 | #579 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,258 | 632 | #496 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 678 | #465 |
| 2017 | 8 | #9,002 | 740 | #429 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,537 | 809 | #411 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,154 | 952 | #345 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,824 | 911 | #360 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,233 | 982 | #330 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,274 | 1,019 | #318 |
| 2011 | 10 | #7,601 | 1,159 | #274 |
| 2010 | 16 | #5,524 | 1,374 | #229 |
| 2009 | 14 | #6,153 | 1,770 | #186 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,288 | 2,111 | #160 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,240 | 2,366 | #147 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,541 | 2,077 | #170 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,859 | 1,966 | #171 |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,651 | 2,190 | #149 |
| 2003 | 32 | #3,004 | 2,475 | #134 |
| 2002 | 40 | #2,474 | 2,712 | #127 |
| 2001 | 46 | #2,223 | 2,875 | #119 |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,090 | 3,367 | #99 |
| 1999 | 49 | #1,969 | 3,779 | #84 |
| 1998 | 64 | #1,624 | 4,327 | #72 |
| 1997 | 82 | #1,352 | 4,764 | #68 |
| 1996 | 109 | #1,101 | 4,866 | #68 |
| 1995 | 122 | #1,007 | 4,089 | #86 |
| 1994 | 114 | #1,042 | 3,307 | #99 |
| 1993 | 111 | #1,049 | 2,372 | #135 |
| 1992 | 81 | #1,255 | 1,795 | #169 |
| 1991 | 120 | #972 | 1,718 | #175 |
| 1990 | 53 | #1,569 | 833 | #331 |
| 1989 | 63 | #1,384 | 373 | #587 |
| 1988 | 44 | #1,620 | 314 | #635 |
| 1987 | 46 | #1,542 | 281 | #664 |
| 1986 | 46 | #1,477 | 236 | #745 |
| 1985 | 40 | #1,599 | 178 | #894 |
| 1984 | 39 | #1,559 | 175 | #869 |
| 1983 | 56 | #1,221 | 202 | #787 |
| 1982 | 56 | #1,243 | 190 | #824 |
| 1981 | 54 | #1,248 | 164 | #912 |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,187 | 176 | #871 |
| 1979 | 60 | #1,170 | 130 | #1,063 |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,152 | 116 | #1,121 |
| 1977 | 67 | #1,054 | 109 | #1,153 |
| 1976 | 54 | #1,166 | 124 | #1,010 |
| 1975 | 63 | #1,045 | 87 | #1,281 |
| 1974 | 53 | #1,125 | 87 | #1,252 |
| 1973 | 60 | #1,049 | 53 | #1,691 |
| 1972 | 43 | #1,262 | 52 | #1,701 |
| 1971 | 36 | #1,419 | 38 | #2,144 |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,752 | 29 | #2,526 |
| 1969 | 16 | #2,146 | 21 | #2,928 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,464 | 13 | #3,822 |
| 1967 | 23 | #1,612 | 5 | #6,952 |
| 1966 | 18 | #1,825 | 7 | #5,352 |
| 1965 | 17 | #1,927 | 9 | #4,549 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,225 | 6 | #6,116 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,556 | 8 | #4,945 |
| 1962 | 13 | #2,293 | 7 | #5,379 |
| 1961 | 18 | #1,963 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 28 | #1,529 | 7 | #5,255 |
| 1959 | 18 | #1,917 | 8 | #4,693 |
| 1958 | 42 | #1,188 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1957 | 71 | #903 | 11 | #3,728 |
| 1956 | 39 | #1,220 | 21 | #2,467 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,965 | 15 | #2,997 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,528 |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,481 | 16 | #2,708 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,692 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,402 | 13 | #2,960 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,254 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,770 | 15 | #2,637 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,261 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,652 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,069 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Cheyenne reached #903 in 1957. As a girl name, it reached #68 in 1996. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Cheyenne
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.