Suhayb
Ṣuhayb ibn Sinān al-Rumi, also spelled Sohaib, was an originally Arab former citizen in the Byzantine Empire who grew up speaking Greek, and went on to become an early companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and member of the early Muslim community.
Meaning & Origin of Suhayb
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ṣuhayb ibn Sinān al-Rumi, also spelled Sohaib, was an originally Arab former citizen in the Byzantine Empire who grew up speaking Greek, and went on to become an early companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and member of the early Muslim community.
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The Story of Suhayb
Suhayb first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2001, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 26 Suhaybs were born — ranking #4,108 that year. As of 2026, Suhayb ranks #5,344 for baby boys with 18 births, gradually falling (-12%). In total, more than 408 Suhaybs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Suhayb
Suhayb is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 408 births in the dataset. Suhayb's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #4,064. Use the chart and map above to compare Suhayb'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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