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Cheikh

Boy

Meaning of Cheikh: Arabic: 'leader'

Cheikh is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4693rd most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4693

20 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

512

First recorded 1992 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 10 babies1997: 6 babies1998: 10 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 14 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 24 babies2003: 20 babies2004: 17 babies2005: 18 babies2006: 18 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 14 babies2009: 18 babies2010: 10 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 16 babies2013: 17 babies2014: 20 babies2015: 13 babies2016: 21 babies2017: 18 babies2018: 20 babies2019: 24 babies2020: 15 babies20202021: 13 babies2022: 22 babies2023: 17 babies2024: 27 babies2025: 20 babies
US babies named Cheikh per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 27.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

More Arabic & Persian boys' names

Other names starting with C