Cheyenne

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Cheyenne

Gender: Feminine
Language: English, from French, from Dakota
Etymology:
Cheyenne originally comes from the Dakota language and means “Unintelligible Speakers” (the Dakota and the Cheyenne were enemies). It is the name of a tribe of Native Americans as well as the name of the capital city of Wyoming.

History:
Cheyenne, used as a first name, is a modern phenomenon.

Pronunciation: shy-ann.

Alternates: Cheyanna, Cheyanne, Shyann.

Famous Bearers:
Places:
Cheyenne
Wyoming, United States

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.003 % named Cheyenne

Popularity of Cheyenne:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1980: N/A
1980-1990: 769th most popular.
1990: 347th most popular.
1991: 185th most popular.
1992: 175th most popular.
1993: 141st most popular.
1994: 101st most popular.
1995: 87th most popular.
1996: 70th most popular.
1997: 69th most popular.
1998: 75th most popular.
1999: 84th most popular.
2000: 98th most popular.
2001: 121st most popular.
2002: 128th most popular.
2003: 135th most popular.

Popularity of Cheyanne:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1990: N/A
1990: N/A
1991: 820th most popular.
1992: 709th most popular.
1993: 526th most popular.
1994: 461st most popular.
1995: 366th most popular.
1996: 318th most popular.
1997: 324th most popular.
1998: 335th most popular.
1999: 331st most popular.
2000: 373rd most popular.
2001: 408th most popular.
2002: 433rd most popular.
2003: 466th most popular.

Popularity of Shyanne:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1990: N/A
1993: N/A
1994: 757th most popular.
1995: 700th most popular.
1996: 527th most popular.
1997: 497th most popular.
1998: 515th most popular.
1999: 500th most popular.
2000: 536th most popular.
2001: 568th most popular.
2002: 585th most popular.
2003: 632nd most popular.

Popularity of Shyann:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A
1995: N/A
1996: 792nd most popular.
1997: 731st most popular.
1998: 754th most popular.
1999: 720th most popular.
2000: 771st most popular.
2001: 695th most popular.
2002: 726th most popular.
2003: 811st most popular.