Boy name Wolof origin Muslim tradition

Cheikh

SHAYK · 6 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Wolof form of Sheikh meaning elder or chief.
Language
Wolof
Culture
Wolof/Senegalese
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
virtue · royal
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3989
2024 births27
Peak year2024
First appeared1992
Total US births492
2024 peak19922000200820162024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Sheikh
In other languages
Sheikh

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