Given name
Chianna
“unintelligible speaker”
Chianna 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
Chianna 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
Chianna 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 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chianna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 117
- 0 boys · 117 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 13 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 5 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 13 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 171 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.
Chianna’s family of names
Chianna has a related form in Cheyenne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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