Girls' name · since 2008
Suheyla
158 babies named Suheyla in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,295 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Suheyla currently ranks #14295 among girls' names in America, with 158 babies recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Suheyla recorded 158 times among girls since 2008, holding rank #14295 nationally today, ahead of 17% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #22,274 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #14,295 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 158 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Suheyla ranks #22,274 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #14,295 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 158 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,274 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #14,295 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 158
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Suheyla's 158 recorded births place it above 69.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Suheyla compares
158 32nd 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
Suheyla's all-time total is 58% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Suheyla | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 158 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Suheyla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Suheyla splits its recorded history at 2018: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2008 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Suheyla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Suheyla by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (87 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Suheyla's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Suheyla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (55% of all-time use).
Suheyla by state
Where Suheyla concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 36 | 22.8% |
36 of 158 births nationwide.
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What to do with Suheyla's data
- Suheyla's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Suheylas (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Suheyla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
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, 2008–2025 (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 Suheyla 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.