The baby name Sheku is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHEH-koo (IPA: /ˈʃɛku/).
The baby name Sheku is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHEH-koo (IPA: /ˈʃɛku/).
Sheku is in Origin.
Sheku is a West African masculine given name rooted in Arabic shaykh "elder, learned leader". Through centuries of Islamic scholarship and trade across the Sahel, the title passed into Mande and Fulani languages as Seku/Seeku, later rendered in colonial orthographies. The Sierra Leonean form Sheku reflects English-based spelling while preserving the sense of respect, wisdom, and authority carried by the original term.
The name appears across Guinea, Sierra Leone, Mali, Senegal, and the Gambia, with bearers ranging from religious teachers to statesmen and artists; its profile outside Africa rose with British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Common variants include Sekou (French Sékou), Seku, Sekouba (augmentative form), and Shecku or Shekhu in Sierra Leonean usage; related forms are Sheikh and Shaykh in Arabic. Sheku is typically masculine, with affectionate nicknames like Seku or Koo.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #235 | 3 | 7,146 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #250 | 4 | 6,830 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 5 | 10,523 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2020 | #894 | 5 | 7,187 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #984 | 18 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,602 | 13 | 28,008 |
Sheku is popular in 20 countries — most recent births per country:
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