Given name
Suhailah
“a gentle woman; bright star”
Suhailah is a variant of Suhaila. In Arabic use, Suhaila carries the interpretation “a gentle woman; bright star.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Suhailah is a variant of Suhaila. In Arabic use, Suhaila carries the interpretation “a gentle woman; bright star.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Suhailah connects to the Suhail name family through Suhaila. An origin associated with Suhail is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Suhailah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 134
- 0 boys · 134 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,812 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,812 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 2009.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Suhailah’s family of names
Suhailah has a related form in Suhaila.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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