How Many People Are Named Sheyenne?
An estimated 1,397 people in the United States have the first name Sheyenne. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Sheyenne peaked in popularity in 1997 with 103 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sheyenne 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 Sheyenne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,397
About 1 in 245,350 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1997
103 births
Total Registered
1,431
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sheyenne
Sheyenne is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,431 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sheyenne as a female name
Ranked #13,605 in 2018
7 female births in 2018
Peak: 1997 (103 births)
Sheyenne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sheyenne span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 709 babies were registered. Sheyenne has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sheyenne by Decade
How has Sheyenne 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.
Sheyenne by State
Birth registrations for Sheyenne span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Washington, New Mexico, North Dakota. On average, about 22 Sheyennes were registered per state.
Sheyenne + Last Name Combinations
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Sheyenne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sheyenne?
We estimate approximately 1,397 people named Sheyenne 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 245,350 Americans share this first name.
Is Sheyenne a common name?
Sheyenne is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,431 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sheyenne most popular?
Sheyenne reached peak popularity in 1997, when 103 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sheyenne is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sheyenne a female name?
Sheyenne is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sheyenne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sheyenne Smith, Sheyenne Johnson, Sheyenne 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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