Suhaylah
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning smooth, easy, or gentle; feminine form of Suhayl.
Babies a year
21
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Suhaylah by the numbers
Suhaylah was given to 21 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 25 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Suhaylah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Suhaylasmooth, easy; feminine form of Suhail8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Suhailahsmooth or gentle; a form of Suhail7 in the US (2017)
- Shaylah14 in the US (2017)
- Sumayyahlofty, elevated, or high110 in England and Wales (2025)
- Suhailasmooth; soft6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sumayahelevated or lofty; variant of Sumaiya16 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Suhaylah
Names that are said the same way as Suhaylah, 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 Suhaylah, 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 Suhaylah
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