Is Chyenne a boy or girl name?

Chyenne is a girl’s name. Of the 1,377 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.6% were girls and 0.4% were boys.

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Chyenne

Recorded 1977–2023 · United States

Chyenne was most popular in 1996, when 113 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,473 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,377 people named Chyenne.

Chyenne over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chyenne’s peak in 1996. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chyenne a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chyenne is a girl’s name — 99.6% of the 1,377 Americans given it were girls and 0.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Chyenne

Where Chyenne is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org