Is Cheikh a boy or girl name?

Cheikh is a boy’s name. Of the 512 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Cheikh

Recorded 1992–2025 · United States

Cheikh was most popular in 2024, when 27 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,498 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,279, with 20 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 512 people named Cheikh.

Cheikh over time

Births per year. The dot marks Cheikh’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Cheikh a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Cheikh is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 512 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Cheikh

Where Cheikh is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 11.1×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org