How Many People Are Named Cayenne?
An estimated 434 people in the United States have the first name Cayenne. It is predominantly female (92.8%). The average bearer is 20 years old, and Cayenne peaked in popularity in 2012 with 35 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cayenne as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cayenne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
434
About 1 in 789,757 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.8% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2012
35 births
Total Registered
442
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cayenne
Cayenne is predominantly female (92.8%), though 32 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Cayenne as a male name
Ranked #8,985 in 2017
8 male births in 2017
Peak: 2012 (10 births)
Cayenne as a female name
Ranked #13,774 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2012 (25 births)
Cayenne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cayenne span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 176 babies were registered. Cayenne has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cayenne by Decade
How has Cayenne tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cayenne by State
Cayenne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cayenne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cayenne
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cayenne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cayenne?
We estimate approximately 434 people named Cayenne are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 789,757 Americans share this first name.
Is Cayenne a common name?
Cayenne is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 442 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cayenne most popular?
Cayenne reached peak popularity in 2012, when 35 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cayenne is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cayenne a female name?
Cayenne is predominantly female. 92.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cayenne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cayenne Smith, Cayenne Johnson, Cayenne Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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