Suheyla
A girls’ name of Arabic origin, meaning smooth or gentle; a form of Suhail.
Suheyla by the numbers
Suheyla was given to 15 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 Suheyla. 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)
- Sheyla74 in the US (2017)
- Sheilablind; a form of Síle104 in the US (2017)
- Suhaylahsmooth, easy, or gentle; feminine form of Suhayl21 in the US (2017)
- Sumeyalofty; exalted; variant of Sumayyah18 in the US (2017)
- Suhailasmooth; soft6 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Suheyla
Names that are said the same way as Suheyla, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Suhailahsmooth or gentle; a form of Suhail7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean gentleness
Like Suheyla, 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 Suheyla
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