Cheyne
Last seen for girls in 2007 at #17,636 · Last seen for boys in 2017 at #10,775
Given to boys 88.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1980 · 70 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 910since 1971
Cheyne over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 2017 | — | #10,775 | 6 | |
| 2016 | — | #12,185 | 5 | |
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| 2013 | — | #12,136 | 5 | |
| 2012 | — | #10,770 | 6 | |
| 2011 | — | #12,287 | 5 | |
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| 2009 | — | #8,985 | 8 | |
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| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | #5,901 | 14 |
| 2006 | — | #8,732 | 8 | |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | #7,640 | 9 |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #6,138 | 12 |
| 2003 | #7,207 | 15 | #4,815 | 16 |
| 2002 | — | #3,909 | 21 | |
| 2001 | — | #4,476 | 17 | |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #4,785 | 15 |
| 1999 | — | #4,537 | 15 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,597 | 20 | |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #2,396 | 34 |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | #4,185 | 15 |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #3,191 | 21 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #2,219 | 36 |
| 1993 | #10,588 | 7 | #2,641 | 27 |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #2,214 | 34 |
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | #2,190 | 33 |
| 1990 | — | #1,361 | 67 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,106 | 33 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,909 | 34 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #1,563 | 45 |
| 1986 | — | #1,565 | 42 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,644 | 38 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,531 | 40 | |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #1,375 | 46 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #1,229 | 57 |
| 1981 | — | #2,138 | 24 | |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 | #1,079 | 70 |
| 1979 | — | #2,777 | 16 | |
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| 1977 | — | #5,845 | 5 | |
| 1976 | — | #5,587 | 5 | |
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| 1971 | — | #4,375 | 6 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Cheyne! It came in at #4,375, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1972–1978, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Cheyne is popular in 1982
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#180 · 1 in 872
- Florida#796 · 1 in 13,211
- California#833 · 1 in 14,631
Best ever in a state: #180 in Hawaii, 1982.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| Hawaii | #180 | 8 | 1 in 872 |
| Florida | #796 | 5 | 1 in 13,211 |
| California | #833 | 14 | 1 in 14,631 |
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See more about Cheyne
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2017
- Debuted 1971
- Peaked 1980 at #1,079 (70 births)
- Births halved by 1981, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
- Highest: 1 in 25,485 boys born in 1980 were named Cheyne (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 308,493 boys born in 2017 (0.00%)
- 47.1% of all boys named Cheyne (429) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1970s | 32 | #2,777 (1979) | #4,646 |
| 1980s | 429 | #1,079 (1980) | #1,614 |
| 1990s | 302 | #1,361 (1990) | #2,853 |
| 2000s | 120 | #3,909 (2002) | #6,153 |
| 2010s | 27 | #10,770 (2012) | #11,631 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Cheyne in 1982
Top girls' names in 1982
Top boys' names in 1982
More about 1982
girls
1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 241,904 of them was named Cheyne, which outranked 33.3% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #7,469Zarina8
- #7,469Zaynab8
- #7,469Zelma8
- #8,224Cheyne7
- #8,224Abbye7
- #8,224Abigal7
- #8,224Addison7
- #9,237Aarica6
- #9,237Abbagail6
- #9,237Abbygail6
Tied with 1,012 names at #8,224; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 31,832 of them was named Cheyne, which outranked 83.3% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,217Seneca58
- #1,217Tavon58
- #1,217Weldon58
- #1,229Cheyne57
- #1,229Angela57
- #1,229Christpher57
- #1,229Constantine57
- #1,242Bilal56
- #1,242Cheyenne56
- #1,242Colter56
Tied with 12 names at #1,229; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.