Given name
Cheyann
“unintelligible speaker”
Cheyann is a variant 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
Cheyann is a variant 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
Cheyann is a variant of Cheyenne. An origin associated with Cheyenne is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1980. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cheyann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,685
- 0 boys · 1,685 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 114 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,557 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −76%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,557 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 114 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,374 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cheyann’s family of names
Cheyann has a related form in Cheyenne.
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.
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