Suhailah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning smooth or gentle; a form of Suhail.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Suhailah by the numbers
Suhailah was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Suhailah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Suhaylahsmooth, easy, or gentle; feminine form of Suhayl21 in the US (2017)
- Suhailasmooth; soft6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shailamountain or rock50 in the US (2017)
- Suhaylasmooth, easy; feminine form of Suhail8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sumaiyahelevated, high, lofty10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Suraiyahbright star; pleiad star3 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Suhailah
Names that are said the same way as Suhailah, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Suheylasmooth or gentle; a form of Suhail15 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean gentleness
Like Suhailah, each of these has gentleness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Leahweary; also delicate5,168 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
- Delilahdelicate, languishing1,180 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milliegentle strength; from Millicent or Amelia1,080 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alisonnoble kind; a form of Alice812 in the US (2017)
- Almanourishing, kind222 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Suhailah
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