Sheik
Boy · SHAYK · Arabic
Sheik is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “elder, chief”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sheik mean?
Arabic: spelling of Sheikh
“elder, chief”
Arabic for an elder or chief, also a title for religious scholars; in South Asia Sheikh is also a common family name.
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- SHAYK
Meaning borrowed from Sheikh.
Is Sheik a girl's or a boy's name?
Sheik is a boys' name.
How popular is Sheik in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sheik in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2005, 36% of the babies named Sheik in the UK were girls.
Sheik in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 10 | #1,458 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,352 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 12 | #1,146 |
Names like Sheik
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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