Given name & surname
Chey
“unintelligible speaker”
In English use, Chey is a diminutive of Cheyenne. Interpretations include “unintelligible speaker” (Native American) and “of the tribe of the Great Plains; of the unintelligible speakers” (Native American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Chey is a diminutive of Cheyenne. Interpretations include “unintelligible speaker” (Native American) and “of the tribe of the Great Plains; of the unintelligible speakers” (Native American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Chey is a diminutive of Cheyenne. An origin associated with Cheyenne is Native American.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Chey is a diminutive of Cheyenne.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 148
- 76 boys · 72 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 568 as a first name in 2020; 489 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chey’s family of names
In English usage, Chey is a diminutive of Cheyenne. In Greek usage, Chey as a surname is a transliteration of Χέυ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Chey
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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