How Many People Are Named Cheney?
An estimated 322 people in the United States have the first name Cheney. It is used for both genders, with 62.8% female. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Cheney peaked in popularity in 2001 with 31 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cheney 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 Cheney paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
322
About 1 in 1,064,454 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
62.8% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2001
31 births
Total Registered
333
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cheney
Cheney is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (37.2%) and females (62.8%). Out of 333 total births registered, 124 were male and 209 were female.
Cheney as a male name
Ranked #12,497 in 2019
5 male births in 2019
Peak: 1991 (12 births)
Cheney as a female name
Ranked #17,335 in 2011
5 female births in 2011
Peak: 2001 (22 births)
Cheney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cheney span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 123 babies were registered. Cheney has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Cheney by Decade
How has Cheney 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.
Cheney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cheney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Cheney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cheney?
We estimate approximately 322 people named Cheney 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 1,064,454 Americans share this first name.
Is Cheney a common name?
Cheney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 333 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cheney most popular?
Cheney reached peak popularity in 2001, when 31 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cheney is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cheney a female name?
Cheney is predominantly female. 62.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cheney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cheney Smith, Cheney Johnson, Cheney 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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