Cheikh
Boy · SHEK · Arabic
Cheikh is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “elder, chief”. In 2025 it ranked 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Cheikh mean?
Arabic: French spelling of sheikh, common in Senegal
“elder, chief”
French spelling of the Arabic title sheikh; Cheikh Anta Diop was a noted Senegalese historian.
- Say it
- SHEK
Is Cheikh a girl's or a boy's name?
Cheikh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cheikh in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 7 boys.
Cheikh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
How popular is Cheikh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Cheikh, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 27 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Cheikh in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cheikh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 27 | #3,984 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 22 | #4,566 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,330 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,572 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 17 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3,549 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3,968 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
Names like Cheikh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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