Cheyenne
Meaning
"people of a different speech, alien speakers"
Origin: Lakota Sioux
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #871
- Total SSA Count
- 310
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Casual
- Nicknames
- Chey
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"people of a different speech, alien speakers"
Origin: Lakota Sioux
"gift of God / gift of Yahweh"
Origin: Hebrew (via Matthew/Mattityahu)
Cheyenne is more popular, ranked #871 vs #16271 for Mathews.
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Cheyenne is more popular, ranked #871 compared to Mathews at #16271 in the United States.
Cheyenne means "people of a different speech, alien speakers" (Lakota Sioux origin). Mathews means "gift of God / gift of Yahweh" (Hebrew (via Matthew/Mattityahu) origin).
Cheyenne is primarily a girl name. Mathews is primarily a boy name.