Suwaibah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- soo-WAY-bah
- Origin
- Arabic
Suwaibah is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Suwaibah mean?
Arabic: Urdu-style spelling of Arabic Thuwaybah
Thuwaybah was a freed slave who nursed the infant Prophet Muhammad for a short time.
Is Suwaibah a girl's or a boy's name?
Suwaibah is a girls' name.
How popular is Suwaibah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 5 girls.
Suwaibah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
Names like Suwaibah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Safa, Sumayyah, Nusaybah, Safiya, Umaymah, Ruqayyah, Aakifah, Umamah, Aaminah, Zainab, Aafiyah
Names related to Suwaibah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Suwaibah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/suwaibah, updated 20 October 2026.