Girls' name · peaked in 1996
Cheyenne name popularity since 1925
73,428 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Cheyenne (96.3% girls, 3.7% boys). Half of them were born in 1999 or earlier, so the typical Cheyenne is about 27 years old in 2026. Cheyenne peaked in 1996 as the #68 name for girls, and it ranked #920 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 73,428
- Named Cheyenne, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #920
- for girls in 2025 (285 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 96.3% girls
- 70,732 girls · 2,696 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.07× its national share
Peak year is the year Cheyenne made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Cheyenne births per year, 1925–2025
1996 was the biggest year for Cheyenne both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1989 and 1994, Cheyenne became 9.2× more common, from 1 in 4,940 baby girls to 1 in 540.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby girls fell by 53%, from 1 in 813 to 1 in 1,730.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Cheyenne's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Cheyenne.
Decade by decade
Babies named Cheyenne in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 42 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 135 | 187 | #2,997 |
| 1960s | 83 | 170 | #4,549 |
| 1970s | 825 | 520 | #1,279 |
| 1980s | 2,289 | 503 | #894 |
| 1990s | 31,849 | 905 | #86 |
| 2000s | 23,910 | 291 | #171 |
| 2010s | 9,258 | 86 | #346 |
| 2020–25 | 2,341 | 29 | #920 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
55.6% of babies named Cheyenne from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Cheyenne is most popular
The index compares Cheyenne's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Cheyenne.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.07× | 518 |
| New Mexico | 1.90× | 737 |
| Oklahoma | 1.81× | 1,654 |
| Arizona | 1.76× | 1,600 |
| Florida | 1.64× | 4,154 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Cheyenne's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Cheyenne.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Cheyenne (1996).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data