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Girl name

Cayenne

/kaɪˈɛn/ · 93% girls · last recorded 2024

Cayenne has been given to about 442 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2012, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/kaɪˈɛn/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 437
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Cayenne per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2012 · 35
  • Born in 20250
  • All time442

How popular is Cayenne?

Its best year was 2012, when 35 babies were given the name, ranking 5429th. The typical living American called Cayenne is about 18 years old today.

Names that sound like Cayenne

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kaylene0.84
  2. Carlene0.76
  3. Jaylene0.76
  4. Raylene0.76
  5. Cadence0.73
  6. Kaydence0.73
  7. Alene0.73
  8. Karlene0.73

Middle names for Cayenne

Ranked by flow score
  1. Cayenne Noelle0.83
  2. Cayenne Frances0.80
  3. Cayenne Belle0.80
  4. Cayenne Hazel0.80
  5. Cayenne Violet0.79
  6. Cayenne Della0.76

Sibling names for Cayenne

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Palomasister · 0.78
  2. Alonsobrother · 0.76
  3. Yarelisister · 0.76
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.75
  5. Ilianasister · 0.75
  6. Abdullahbrother · 0.75

Where Cayenne is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Cayenne Wilson0.75
    2. Cayenne Williams0.75
    3. Cayenne Walker0.75
    4. Cayenne Turner0.75
    5. Cayenne Torres0.75
    6. Cayenne Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Cayenne

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.