Recorded 2014–2016 Girls' name Peak 2016 11 births

Sheikha — girls' name

11 babies named Sheikha in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s11

The verdict

11 girls have been named Sheikha since 2014, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.

11
total births
2014–2016
years on record
2010s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sheikha was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sheikha in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sheikha

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Sheikha between 2014 and 2016, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sheikha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sheikha performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sheikha 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 11 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.

Sheikha at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

11

Since 2014

3 years of records

Peak year

2016

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2014

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2016

Sheikha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2014

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2016)
6
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 20162014 5

Sheikha by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
11 births that decade — 100% of Sheikha's all-time total
2010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sheikha?
11 babies have been named Sheikha since 2014. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2016 with 6 births.
When was Sheikha most popular?
Sheikha was most popular in the 2010s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Sheikha been used?
Sheikha has been recorded in Social Security data since 2014, spanning 3 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Sheikha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sheila, Sherry, Shelby, Shelly, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2014–2016 (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.