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Cheyney

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How to Pronounce Cheyney

Pronounced CHAY-nee /ˈtʃeɪni/Low

Meaning: Cheyney is a spelling that draws on Cheyenne, the name of the Plains nation (from a Dakota word for 'people of a different speech'), and also on the English surname Cheney, 'place of oaks'. As a girl's name it most often reads as a form of Cheyenne. Routes are uncertain.Low

In 30 seconds: Cheyney is a variant of Cheyenne (from the Cheyenne nation) that also echoes the surname Cheney. Rare in the United States, it peaked around 1989 (said CHAY-nee).
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Origin LowNative American, English
MeaningCheyney is a spelling that draws on Cheyenne, the name of the Plains nation (from a Dakota word for 'people of a different speech'), and also on the English surname Cheney, 'place of oaks'. As a girl's name it most often reads as a form of Cheyenne. Routes are uncertain.
U.S. rank (1995)#13850 ↘ Falling
1995 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1989
Total births (all-time)≈ 28

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198919891995

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Cheyney sits between two sources: Cheyenne, the name of the Plains nation, drawn from a Dakota word for 'people of a different speech', and the English surname Cheney, from a place of oak trees. As a girl's given name it most naturally reads as a trim spelling of Cheyenne, and we note the surname route honestly.

Cheyney was never common in the United States, appearing around the late nineteen-eighties and given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak near 1989. A girl named Cheyney then is in her thirties today.

Did you know? The parent name Cheyenne comes from a Dakota word meaning roughly 'people of a different language', the name outsiders used for the Plains nation.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Cheyney — variant of Cheyenne (Cheyenne nation); surname Cheney echo

Variations

CheyenneCheneyShayna

Nicknames

CheyNee

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Cheyney mean?

It is a variant of Cheyenne, from the name of the Cheyenne nation; it also echoes the English surname Cheney, 'place of oaks'.

How do you pronounce Cheyney?

It is said CHAY-nee /ˈtʃeɪni/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Cheyney a boy or girl name?

Cheyney is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Cheyney?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the late nineteen-eighties.

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