Cheney
Cheney is a unisex given name: about 49% of people named Cheney are men and 51% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 49% male / 51% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Great Britain
- US births since 1880
- 119 male / 208 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Cheney
To address Cheney when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Cheney," in English, "Guten Tag Cheney," in German. About 49% of people named Cheney are men and 51% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Cheney,
German
Guten Tag Cheney,
French
Bonjour Cheney,
Spanish
Estimado/a Cheney:
Chinese
Cheney您好：
Japanese
Cheney様
English
Hi Cheney,
German
Hi Cheney,
French
Salut Cheney,
Spanish
Hola Cheney,
Chinese
Cheney你好：
Japanese
Cheneyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | rare | unisex name | 36% |
| Great Britain | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
119 male · 208 female · 327 births recorded
Since 1980: 33% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cheney a male or female name?
Cheney is a unisex given name: about 49% of people named Cheney are men and 51% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Cheney in an email?
To address Cheney when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Cheney," in English, "Guten Tag Cheney," in German. About 49% of people named Cheney are men and 51% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Cheney a unisex name?
Cheney is a unisex name: 49% of people named Cheney are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Cheney a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cheney (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_cheney,
title = {Is Cheney a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cheney},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}