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Cheyne

Cheyne is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Cheyne are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 89%Female 11%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
89% male / 11% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
909 male / 115 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Cheyne

To address Cheyne when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Cheyne," in English, "Guten Tag Cheyne," in German. About 89% of people named Cheyne are men and 11% 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 Cheyne,

German

Guten Tag Cheyne,

French

Bonjour Cheyne,

Spanish

Estimado/a Cheyne:

Chinese

Cheyne您好：

Japanese

Cheyne様

English

Hi Cheyne,

German

Hi Cheyne,

French

Salut Cheyne,

Spanish

Hola Cheyne,

Chinese

Cheyne你好：

Japanese

Cheyneさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Cheyne by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name89%

United States birth data

909 male · 115 female · 1,024 births recorded

Male 89%Female 11%

Since 1980: 88% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cheyne a male or female name?

Cheyne is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Cheyne are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Cheyne in an email?

To address Cheyne when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Cheyne," in English, "Guten Tag Cheyne," in German. About 89% of people named Cheyne are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Cheyne a unisex name?

Cheyne is not a unisex name: 89% of people named Cheyne are men. Cheyne leans strongly male overall.

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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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Cheyne a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cheyne (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_cheyne,
  title  = {Is Cheyne a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cheyne},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}