Soheila

A girls’ name of Persian origin, meaning candle, lamp.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Soheila by the numbers

Soheila was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Soheila. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Sheilablind; a form of Síle104 in the US (2017)
  • Soleilsun133 in the US (2017)
  • Shailamountain or rock50 in the US (2017)
  • Suhailasmooth; soft6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Suheylasmooth or gentle; a form of Suhail15 in the US (2017)
  • Soleiasun; derived from helios or sol8 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean light

Like Soheila, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Soheila

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