Cheney is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2001 and has since faded.
Cheney is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2019. Cheney was first reported in SSA data in 1970 and peaked in 2001 (22 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,502 |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,539 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 | — | #10,967 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #17,336 | — |
| 2010 | 6 | 6 | #15,371 | — |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,302 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #18,204 | — |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #12,660 | — |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #9,016 | — |
| 2004 | 17 | 17 | #9,389 | #10,177 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 | #10,611 | — |
| 2002 | 20 | 20 | #8,402 | #7,766 |
| 2001 | 31 | 31 | #5,226 | #7,017 |
| 2000 | 15 | 15 | #9,305 | #10,636 |
| 1998 | 7 | 7 | #11,367 | — |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #9,164 | — |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #9,752 | — |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #12,076 | — |
| 1994 | 11 | — | #12,086 | #9,017 |
| 1993 | 19 | — | #6,697 | #7,783 |
| 1992 | 14 | — | #12,048 | #6,217 |
| 1991 | 20 | — | #9,497 | #4,528 |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #9,426 | #8,323 |
| 1989 | 6 | — | #11,109 | — |
| 1987 | 12 | — | #10,062 | #6,219 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #9,765 | — |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #5,687 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #10,685 | — |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,425 | — |
| 1977 | 7 | — | — | #4,668 |
| 1976 | 13 | — | #7,416 | #5,026 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,335 |
| 1970 | 8 | — | — | #3,565 |