Quick answers about Cheyne
How many people are named Cheyne?
An estimated 877 living Americans are named Cheyne.
How rare is Cheyne?
Cheyne fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.
How old is the typical Cheyne?
The median age of a living American named Cheyne is approximately 37 years, with most bearers falling between 30 and 42 years old.
Is Cheyne still popular?
Not especially. Cheyne has been declining since its 1980 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.
Where is Cheyne most common?
Cheyne has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 3.1× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Cheyne is most concentrated in California — about 2.4× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Cheyne is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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