Sheikh is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2020 and remains in steady use.
Sheikh is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,093 for boy births in the United States (and #12,824 across all names), given to 15 babies. Sheikh first appears in 1991 and peaked in 2024 (21 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | — | #6,093 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,855 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,838 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,421 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,987 |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | #17,161 | #4,835 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,762 |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,648 |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,285 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,299 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,479 |
| 2014 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,990 |
| 2013 | 14 | 14 | #18,872 | #8,656 |
| 2012 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,971 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,656 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,214 |
| 2009 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,752 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | #20,029 | #7,116 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,811 |
| 2006 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,046 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,567 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,794 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,393 |
| 2002 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,353 |
| 2001 | 14 | 14 | — | #5,351 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | — | #6,750 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,759 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,438 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | — | #5,595 |
| 1996 | 11 | — | — | #5,477 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | — | #6,883 |
| 1993 | 11 | — | — | #5,298 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | — | #6,066 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | — | #9,412 |