Cheyenne is a girl's name of English origin meaning “Northern Eaters.” In 2024 it was given to 310 girls in the United States.
Cheyenne belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “Northern Eaters” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Cheyenne first appears in Social Security records in 1946. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #68 in 1996, and in 2024 310 babies received the name — 70,439 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Cheyenne means “Northern Eaters” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Cheyenne is a girl name. In 2024, 310 babies received the name in the US.
Cheyenne comes from the English & American tradition.
Cheyenne first appears in US records in 1946. Its best-ever ranking was #68 in 1996, and 310 babies were given the name in 2024.
Cheyenne is pronounced /ʃaɪˈæn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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