Suhaila
Suhaila is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Malay.
- Arabic
- Malay
Meaning & Origin of Suhaila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Suhaila is a name with multiple cultural origins: Arabic, Malay.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Malay
The Story of Suhaila
Suhaila first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 21 Suhailas were born — ranking #5,790 that year. As of 2026, Suhaila ranks #7,274 for baby girls with 15 births, gradually rising (+12%). In total, more than 295 Suhailas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Suhaila
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About the name Suhaila
Suhaila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 295 births in the dataset. Suhaila's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #5,790. Use the chart and map above to compare Suhaila'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.