Girls' name · since 1991

Suhaylah

333 babies named Suhaylah in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#15,072 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,097 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
333
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade

333 babies have been named Suhaylah since 1991, making it today's #9097 girls' name.

Suhaylah has 333 recorded births among girls since 1991, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9097 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.

  • #15,072 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #9,097 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 333 born since 1991
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suhaylah ranks #15,072 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,097 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 333 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.

#15,072 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,097 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
333
born since 1991
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%47.4%
Suhaylah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Suhaylah's 333 recorded births place it above 79.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.

How Suhaylah compares

333 47th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Suhaylah's all-time total is 11% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Suhaylah Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 333 376 567,345
Peak-year births 25 21 19,840

Suhaylah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Suhaylah's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1991, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Suhaylah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
25
Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
051015202530 19912003200820122016202020242025 11

Suhaylah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (180 births, 54% of the file).

2010s was Suhaylah's strongest decade.

180 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.

Suhaylah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 180 births (54% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Suhaylah by state

Where Suhaylah concentrates geographically, total births since 1991

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Suhaylah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
136 40.8%
#2 New Jersey
5 1.5%
Pennsylvania share of Suhaylah's total US births 40.8%
Even split

136 of 333 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suhaylah?
Suhaylah has been given to 333 babies in the U.S. since 1991, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #15,072 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #9,097 of 17,297. 25 babies were born in 2015, its single highest year.
Where does Suhaylah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suhaylah ranks #15,072 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,097 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Suhaylah most popular?
Suhaylah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 180 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Suhaylah most popular?
The top states for the name Suhaylah are Pennsylvania (136 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Suhaylah been used?
Suhaylah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 35 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Suhaylah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Suhani, Suhana, Suha, Suhayla, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Suhaylah's data

  • Suhaylah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (180 total births) through the 2020s (77) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Pennsylvania records the most Suhaylahs (136 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Suhaylah

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Suhaylah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Suhaylah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.