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Sheyanne

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Pronounced shy-AN /ʃaɪˈæn/Medium

Meaning: Sheyanne is a soft-consonant spelling of Cheyenne. The name comes from the Cheyenne people of the Great Plains; 'Cheyenne' itself derives from the Dakota Sioux Šahíyena, a term used for them. As a given name it also carries the frontier romance of the Wyoming city named for the tribe.Low

In 30 seconds: Sheyanne is a variant of Cheyenne, the name of a Great Plains people, from a Dakota Sioux word. A soft-spelled Western name, it crested in the late 1990s, around 1997.

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Origin MediumEnglish, Native American

MeaningSheyanne is a soft-consonant spelling of Cheyenne. The name comes from the Cheyenne people of the Great Plains; 'Cheyenne' itself derives from the Dakota Sioux Šahíyena, a term used for them. As a given name it also carries the frontier romance of the Wyoming city named for the tribe.

U.S. rank (2017)#18076 ↘ Falling

2017 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1997

Total births (all-time)≈ 738

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

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

Sheyanne is one of many spellings of Cheyenne, a name honoring the Cheyenne nation of the northern Plains. The tribe's English name traces to the Dakota Sioux Šahíyena, and the Wyoming capital that bears it gives the name a frontier flavor. In the nineties, parents drawn to the sound reshaped the spelling in dozens of ways, this among them.

Its late-nineties crest places Sheyanne among the millennials. The wave of Cheyenne spellings has receded since, and this one has not revived — though the underlying Cheyenne keeps a steady, evocative appeal for families who like its Western and Native associations.

Did you know? Sheyanne rode the nineteen-nineties fashion for Western and place-inspired girls' names, cresting around 1997 at roughly five dozen girls a year — one of several spellings, alongside Shyanne and Cheyanne, that softened Cheyenne's opening for a gentler look.

Overall data confidence 55%

References — Sheyanne — variant of Cheyenne (Dakota Sioux Šahíyena; Cheyenne people); 1990s Western-name wave

Variations

CheyenneShyanneCheyanneShayanne

Nicknames

ShyAnneShey

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Sheyanne mean?

Sheyanne is a spelling of Cheyenne, the name of the Cheyenne people, from the Dakota Sioux word Šahíyena.

How do you pronounce Sheyanne?

It's said shy-AN — two syllables, stress on the second, like Cheyenne.

Is Sheyanne a boy or girl name?

Sheyanne is a girl's name.

Is Sheyanne making a comeback?

No — the many nineties spellings of Cheyenne, including this one, have quieted since.