Suhaib
A boys’ name of Arabic origin, meaning reddish brown; pure.
Suhaib by the numbers
In 2025, 14 babies in England and Wales were named Suhaib. In the US, 18 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 32 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Suhaib. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Suhaybreddish; blond-haired23 in the US (2017)
- Suhailsmooth or gentle5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sohaib6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sahibmaster; lord; companion40 in England and Wales (2025)
- Suhaaneasy, pleasant, or agreeable4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sohailcanopus star; gentle or easy4 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Suhaib
Names that are said the same way as Suhaib, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Suheybreddish or ruddy complexion11 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean purity
Like Suhaib, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Justicejustice; fairness; virtue name1,100 in the US (2017)
- Zakaipure; remembers god182 in the US (2017)
- Salehrighteous, good, virtuous34 in England and Wales (2025)
- Wisdomwisdom; virtue name71 in the US (2017)
- Tahirpure; clean; chaste9 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Suhaib
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