NameTides

Sheikh

Sheikh was the #5,861 boys' name in the US in 2025 (15 babies), and #873 in England & Wales.

Sheikh as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Sheikh as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Sheikh as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#5,861 (15)#873 (36)—
2024#4,701 (21)#747 (46)—
2023#6,517 (13)#965 (31)—
2022#6,147 (14)#949 (32)—
2021#5,776 (15)#854 (36)—
2020#4,698 (20)#1,085 (25)—
2019#8,215 (9)#1,113 (24)—
2018#6,345 (13)#1,284 (20)—
2017#6,060 (14)#1,097 (26)—
2016#6,053 (14)#974 (30)—
2015#5,289 (17)#821 (38)—
2014#6,632 (12)#854 (35)—
2013#8,118 (9)#837 (36)—
2012#6,626 (12)#1,152 (23)—
2011#8,079 (9)#852 (34)—

Sheikh as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Sheikh as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020England & Wales
Sheikh as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025—#2,006 (14)—
2024—#2,001 (14)—
2023—#2,504 (10)—
2022—#4,646 (4)—
2021—#3,961 (5)—
2020#15,088 (5)#2,300 (11)—
2019—#2,869 (8)—
2018—#2,901 (8)—
2017—#2,090 (13)—
2016—#1,416 (23)—
2015—#2,496 (10)#3,286 (5)
2014—#2,058 (13)—
2013#16,547 (5)#2,313 (11)—
2012—#1,583 (19)—
2011—#2,432 (10)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2020 at #4,698.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1991.

How common is it?

about 1 in 110,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 110,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 7,600uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Sheikh is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 97,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 69,000 to 1 in 140,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sheikh by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Sheikh (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SheikhCanadaGirls—too few
SheikhCanadaBoys—too few
SheikhEngland & WalesGirls#2,00614
SheikhEngland & WalesBoys#87336
SheikhNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SheikhNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
SheikhUSGirls—too few
SheikhUSBoys#5,86115