Cheyenne

Cheyenne drifts in on a warm prairie breeze, borrowing its sound from the Great Plains tribe whose name likely grew out of a Dakota word for “people who speak differently.” Said as shy-EN in most English-speaking homes (though French speakers soften it to shay-EN), the name carries the wide-open-sky spirit of the American West—think Wyoming’s capital city, galloping horses, and sunsets big enough to swallow doubt whole. Cheyenne first showed up on U.S. birth certificates in the mid-20th century, then lassoed the spotlight in the 1990s, peaking inside the Top 100 before settling into today’s comfortable mid-hundreds. Parents love it for the same reason country songs love dusty highways: it feels free, friendly, and just a touch daring. With its blend of soft syllables and adventurous imagery, Cheyenne offers a baby girl both sweetness and steel—perfect for a child you hope will greet life the way the Plains meet the horizon: with nothing to block her view.