Names / Girl names
Cayenne
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#5,429
in 2012
First recorded
1978
in U.S. data
Children named
442
since 1978
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5,429 in 2012 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Spicy and bold, for a feisty little cat. Stateside, it first appears in 1978. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Roughly 442 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.