Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Cheikh

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #4,890 Trend ↑ Rising 15%
Rank 2025
#4,890
among boys · ↓888 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
20
named Cheikh · -26% vs 2024
How common
1 in 85,404
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
27 babies
All-time total
512
#7,797 all-time among boys
First recorded
1992
in Social Security records

Cheikh popularity over time

512 babies have been named Cheikh since 1992, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 52 5 – #5,083
2000s 175 18 +237% #3,576
2010s 171 17 -2% #4,250
2020s (to 2025) 114 19 +11% #4,002

Where Cheikh is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 20 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 21 0.01 outside top 500
2029 21 0.01 outside top 500
2030 22 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Cheikh

Cheikh is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #4,890 in 2025 with 20 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1992, 512 American babies have been named Cheikh. Its peak came in 2024, when 27 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Cheikh stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cheikh?

The median living Cheikh is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 22. An estimated 500 people named Cheikh are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Cheikh year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 20 #4,890
2024 27 #4,002
2023 17 #5,501
2022 22 #4,591
2021 13 #6,395
2020 15 #5,758
2019 24 #4,250
2018 20 #4,774
2017 18 #5,141
2016 21 #4,646
2015 13 #6,396
2014 20 #4,726
2013 17 #5,205
2012 16 #5,517
2011 12 #6,659
2010 10 #7,684
2009 18 #5,133
2008 14 #6,119
2007 12 #6,688
2006 18 #4,895
2005 18 #4,666
2004 17 #4,827
2003 20 #4,135
2002 24 #3,576
2001 20 #3,993
2000 14 #5,080
1995 8 #6,485
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Famous people named Cheikh

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Cheikh Anta Diop Cheikh Anta Diop Senegalese politician, historian and scientist (1923–1986) Contemporary
  2. 2 Cheikh Hamidou Kane Cheikh Hamidou Kane Senegalese writer (born 1928) Contemporary
  3. 3 Cheikh M'Bengue Cheikh M'Bengue French footballer (born 1988) Contemporary
  4. 4 Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré Cheikh Hadjibou Soumaré Prime Minister of Senegal, 2007–2009 b. 1951 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Cheikh, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Cheikh?

The median living Cheikh is about 13 years old. Half of all living Cheikhs are between 6 and 22 years old.

How many people named Cheikh are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Cheikh are alive in the United States, based on 512 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Cheikh in 2025?

Cheikh ranked #4,890 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 20 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cheikh?

512 babies have been named Cheikh in the United States since 1992, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cheikh most popular?

Cheikh peaked in 2024, when 27 newborns received the name.

Is Cheikh a boy or girl name?

Cheikh is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Cheikh rising or falling?

Cheikh is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Cheikh become more popular?

Cheikh is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 22 boys named Cheikh in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Cheikh?

Well-known people named Cheikh include Cheikh Anta Diop (anthropologist), Cheikh Hamidou Kane (writer), Cheikh M'Bengue (soccer player).

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