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Cheney

Cheney is classified as a unisex given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

UnisexLow

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

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
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
United States, Great Britain
US records 1880–2017
119 male / 208 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Cheney

If you do not know Cheney’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Cheney,” in English, “Guten Tag Cheney,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

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

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

Classification of Cheney by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
United Statesrareunisex name
Great Britainrareman's name

United States birth data

119 male · 208 female · 327 births recorded

Male ≈ 36.4%Female ≈ 63.6%

Records from 1980–2017: 32.5% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Cheney a male or female name?

Cheney is classified as a unisex given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Cheney in an email?

If you do not know Cheney’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Cheney,” in English, “Guten Tag Cheney,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Cheney a unisex name?

Cheney is classified as a unisex name in our dataset. This does not establish a 50:50 population split. The country table shows the individual source classifications.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

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 (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Cheney a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/cheney. 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://www.dearwho.app/name/cheney},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}