Suhaib
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- su-HAYB
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,859 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Suhaib is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “reddish-fair, sandy-haired”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Suhaib mean?
Arabic: spelling of Suhayb
“reddish-fair, sandy-haired”
Suhayb ar-Rumi, 'the Roman', was a Companion of the Prophet who grew up as a captive in Byzantine lands.
Is Suhaib a girl's or a boy's name?
Suhaib is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Suhaib in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Suhaib, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 24 boys.
2025 had more boys named Suhaib than any year since 2015.
Half of all the boys named Suhaib in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were given Suhaib or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,396, up from #1,859 for this spelling alone.
- Suhaib 14
- Suhayb 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Suhaib in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 16 | #1,612 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 14 | #1,715 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,542 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,452 |
| 2009 | 18 | #1,391 |
| 2008 | 24 | #1,129 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,540 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Suhaib in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,140th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Suhaib, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
2025 had fewer boys named Suhaib than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Suhaib in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Suhaib in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 20 | #4,886 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 16 | #5,629 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 36 | #3,198 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 18 | #5,107 |
| 2016 | 32 | #3,440 |
| 2015 | 26 | #3,980 |
| 2014 | 24 | #4,135 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 25 | #4,000 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,219 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 18 | #5,063 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 16 | #5,299 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 15 | #5,030 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
Names like Suhaib
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Muhammad, Ahmed, Abdullah, Musa, Zayd, Musab, Zayaan, Zayan, Sahib, Umar, Saif
Other spellings of Suhaib
Names related to Suhaib
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Suhaib: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/suhaib, updated 20 October 2026.