Cheyenne has been given to about 73,428 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1996, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Cheyenne ranks 920th among American girls in 2025, with 285 born that year. Its best year was 1996, when 4,975 babies were given the name, ranking 68th. The typical living American called Cheyenne is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oregon, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
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.