Cheyenne vs Shola
Cheyenne and Sholacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2012, Cheyenne was ranked #907 and Shola #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Cheyenne was ranked #4056 and Shola #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Cheyenne and Shola over time
Cheyenne and Shola appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Cheyenne held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Shola in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Shola reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cheyenne in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cheyenne #342 in 2000, Shola #408 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1996–2023
Cheyenne held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Shola in 1.
Highest recorded here: Cheyenne #342 in 2000, Shola #408 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Cheyenne #4056, Shola #5687.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Cheyenne | Shola |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4867 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cheyenne and Shola both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cheyenne
Popularity journey
First recorded1995
First recorded at #75 among girls in New Zealand in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1995–2000
Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in New Zealand, in 1998 (recorded 1995–2000).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Shola
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #408 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls