Boys' name · since 1991
Sheikh
Sheikh has 421 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,764 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,994 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 421
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sheikh is the #5994 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 421 recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Sheikh recorded 421 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #5994 nationally today, ahead of 57% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #8,764 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,994 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 421 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sheikh ranks #8,764 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,994 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 421 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,764 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,994 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 421
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sheikh's 421 recorded births place it above 80.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sheikh compares
421 Top 48% higher than 52% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sheikh's all-time total is 14% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sheikh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 421 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sheikh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sheikh's full recorded timeline at 2009, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sheikh popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Sheikh popularity over time - girls
15 total births recorded since 2008 (Sheikh as girls' name)
Sheikh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (127 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Sheikh's strongest decade.
127 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Sheikh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s
2000s
125 births
- 2010s
2010s
127 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 127 births (30% of all-time use).
Sheikh by state
Where Sheikh concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 126 | 29.9% |
126 of 421 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sheikh's data
- Sheikh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (127 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sheikhs (126 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sheikh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
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, 1991–2025 (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 Sheikh 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.