How Many People Are Named Cheyney Johnson?

There are approximately 1 people named Cheyney Johnson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Cheyney with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Johnson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Cheyney

Last Name

Johnson

Est. Bearers 2,130,885

Census Rank #2

Per 100K 621.69

Rarity Very Common

Cheyney: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Cheyney. The peak year was 1989 with 18 births. The average person named Cheyney today is 39 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Cheyney

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Cheyney in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Cheyney rose or fell over time.

White

56.95%

Black

26.49%

Hispanic

5.30%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.65%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.32%

Two or More Races

7.28%

Ancestry of the Johnson Surname

The surname Johnson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Johnson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

56.79%

Black

33.56%

Hispanic

3.34%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.71%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.88%

Two or More Races

4.72%

How we calculated this

The first name "Cheyney" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Johnson" appears at a rate of 621.69 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Cheyney are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Cheyney

Cheyney Smith Cheyney Jones Cheyney Williams Cheyney Brown Cheyney Garcia

Other people with the surname Johnson

Michael Johnson James Johnson John Johnson David Johnson Robert Johnson William Johnson Christopher Johnson Joseph Johnson

Cheyney Johnson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Cheyney Johnson?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Cheyney Johnson are alive in the United States today. The first name Cheyney is shared by 31 Americans, and the surname Johnson is shared by 2,130,885.

How rare is the name Cheyney Johnson?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Cheyney is very rare and the surname Johnson is very common.

Is Cheyney a male or female name?

Cheyney is predominantly female, with 15.2% of bearers being male and 84.8% female. It peaked in popularity in 1989 and the average bearer today is 39 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Cheyney?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Cheyney was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (56.95%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (26.49%) and Two or More Races (7.28%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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