Sheikh

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 31% girls / 69% boys

Sheikh first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 61 babies (rank #451 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sheikh

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sheikh yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

984

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	22	#725
1997	25	#672
1998	21	#775
1999	24	#712
2000	32	#592
2001	30	#634
2002	29	#688
2003	33	#678
2004	61	#451
2005	32	#778
2006	38	#710
2007	32	#841
2008	34	#832
2009	46	#673
2010	26	#1,074
2011	34	#876
2012	23	#1,175
2013	36	#849
2014	35	#863
2015	38	#829
2016	30	#990