Suhaib
Suhaib is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Suhaib Gasmelbari, Sudanese film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer Suhaib Ilyasi, Indian television producer and director Suhaib Webb, American Muslim imam
Meaning & Origin of Suhaib
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Suhaib is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Suhaib Gasmelbari, Sudanese film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer Suhaib Ilyasi, Indian television producer and director Suhaib Webb, American Muslim imam
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The Story of Suhaib
Suhaib first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1991, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 36 Suhaibs were born — ranking #3,200 that year. As of 2026, Suhaib ranks #4,668 for baby boys with 22 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 536 Suhaibs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Suhaib
Suhaib is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 536 births in the dataset. Suhaib's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #3,200. Use the chart and map above to compare Suhaib's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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