US rank #12985 Boys' name Peak 2014 195 births

Cheick — #12985 US boys' name

195 babies named Cheick in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s182000s692010s792020s29
#12985
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Cheick was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

13 babies were named Cheick in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cheick

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Cheick between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cheick currently holds the #12985 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cheick performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cheick shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cheick in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cheick in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 195 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cheick at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

195

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2014

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,985

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cheick popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
13
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
468101214 2024201920142010200620011996 7

Cheick by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
79 births that decade — 41% of Cheick's all-time total
1990s182000s692010s792020s29

Cheick by state

Where Cheick concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cheick
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
23 11.8%
New York share of Cheick's total US births 11.8%

23 of 195 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cheick?
195 babies have been named Cheick since 1996. It currently ranks #12985 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 13 births.
When was Cheick most popular?
Cheick was most popular in the 2010s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Cheick most popular?
The top states for the name Cheick are New York (23 births).
How long has the name Cheick been used?
Cheick has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cheick?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chester, Chet, Chevy, Cheyenne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.