Boys' name · since 1992
Shaikh
Shaikh has 41 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,605 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaikh sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 41 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaikh has been recorded 41 times among boys since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2017.
- #23,605 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 41 born since 1992
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shaikh ranks #23,605 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 41 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,605 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 41
- born since 1992
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shaikh's 41 recorded births place it above 48.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Shaikh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shaikh splits its recorded history at 2001: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shaikh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2017
- Peak year (2001)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Shaikh by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (16 births, 39% of the file).
1990s was Shaikh's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shaikh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 16 births (39% of all-time use).
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- Shaikh's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2010s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shaikh draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.