boy's name
Souhail
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,351
France
#934
as Souhaïl, 2025
Souhail is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2013, when 75 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 23,580 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1975.
Souhail over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 30 |
| 1980s | 65 |
| 1990s | 140 |
| 2000s | 230 |
| 2010s | 525 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 355 |
How popular is Souhail?
In 2025, Souhail was given to 25 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Souhail is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Souhail is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Souhaïl | Souhaïl is Souhail written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #934. | 370 |
Names that peaked alongside Souhail
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Souhail also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Souhail over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Souhail
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Souhail — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Souhail
Is Souhail a girl's or a boy's name?
Souhail is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Souhail most popular?
Souhail peaked in 2013, when 75 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Souhail a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Souhail currently ranks #934 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.