Sheikh is a distinctive choice, ranked #2001 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Sheikh in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2001
About the Name Sheikh
Sheikh is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 299 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1083 in 2003 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Sheikh is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Sheikh
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Sheikh per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Sheikh in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Sheikh is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 299 places over the last five years to #2001 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Sheikh is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Sheikh include: Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh — Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh (Urdu: احمد عمر سعید شیخ; sometimes known as Umar Sheikh, Sheikh Omar, Sheik Syed or by the alias Mustafa Muhammad Ahmad; born 23...; Sheikh Hasina — Sheikh Hasina Wazed is a Bangladeshi politician who served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 to 2024.; Sheikh Tonmoy — Sheikh Sharhan Naser Tonmoy best known as Sheikh Tonmoy is a Bangladesh Awami League politician and a former member of Jatiya Sangsad representing the....
Sheikh does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Sheikhs in the wild.
14
UK babies named Sheikh (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 299 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Sheikh
Likely around 1 other Sheikh in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Sheikh
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh (Urdu: احمد عمر سعید شیخ; sometimes known as Umar Sheikh, Sheikh Omar, Sheik Syed or by the alias Mustafa Muhammad Ahmad; born 23 December 1973) is a British Pakistani terrorist. He became a member of the Islamist jihadist group Harkat-ul-Ansar or Harkat-ul-Mujahideen in the 1990s, and later of Jaish-e-Mohammed and was closely associated with Al-Qaeda.
Sheikh Hasina Wazed is a Bangladeshi politician who served as Prime Minister of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2001 and again from 2009 to 2024. A daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh, she is Bangladesh's longest-serving prime minister and one of the longest-serving female heads of government globally.
Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was an Indian politician who played a central role in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir. Abdullah was the founding leader and President of the All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (later renamed Jammu and Kashmir National Conference).
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Sheikh Muhammad Yarguvi 1771–1838) was a Lezgin sheikh, founder of Muridism in the Caucasus and teacher of all imams of Dagestan and Chechnya. Legendary Lezgin imam Muhammad Huluhvi and Avar imam Shamil Gimravi was his the most famous students.