Given name
Suhaila
“a gentle woman; bright star”·“a gentle man; bright star”
Suhaila is a feminine form of Suhail. One Arabic interpretation is “a gentle man; bright star.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Arabic use, Suhaila carries the interpretation “a gentle woman; bright star.” Suhaila is a feminine form of Suhail. One Arabic interpretation is “a gentle man; bright star.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
How it developed
Suhaila is used as a feminine counterpart of Suhail.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Suhaila through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 277
- 0 boys · 277 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,807 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,807 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 483 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Suhaila’s family of names
Suhaila is a feminine form of Suhail. Suhaila has a related form in Suhailah. Suhaila has a related form in Suhaela.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Suhaila
- Souhila MallemAlgerian actressborn 1988
- Souhila BelbaharAlgerian painter and postage stamp designer (1934–2023)
- Suhaylah Abd-Jaafarpoliticianborn 1964
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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