Cheyanne: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “people of a different speech”
- Origin
- Native American
- Say it
- shy-AN · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Variant spelling of Cheyenne, taken from the tribal name. The ethnonym likely comes through a Sioux-language term referring to a people of different speech.
How popular is Cheyanne?
Babies named Cheyanne in 202455
2024 rank#2,975 girls
Peak year1997
Total US babies since 188015,376
Cheyanne is fading: recent use is about 27% of its level ten years before.
Names like Cheyanne
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Cheyennepeople of a different speech · Native American
- Shyannepeople of a different speech · Native American
- Shyannmodern variant of Cheyenne · American (modern coinage)
- Winonafirstborn daughter · Native American
- Tallulahleaping water · Native American
- Aiyanaetymology uncertain · Native American
- Xitlalistar · Native American
- Shaniaon my way · Native American
Cheyanne questions
What does the name Cheyanne mean?
Cheyanne means "people of a different speech". It comes from Native American. Variant spelling of Cheyenne, taken from the tribal name. The ethnonym likely comes through a Sioux-language term referring to a people of different speech.
Is Cheyanne a boy or girl name?
Cheyanne is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Cheyanne?
55 US babies were named Cheyanne in 2024. Its peak year was 1997.
How do you pronounce Cheyanne?
Cheyanne is usually pronounced shy-AN.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.