boy's name
Souhayl
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 1,020
France
#548
2025 births
Souhayl is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 80 babies in France, ranking #548. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2024, when 90 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 7,369 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1985.
Souhayl over time
Births per decade in France, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 2000s | 90 |
| 2010s | 475 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 450 |
How popular is Souhayl?
In 2025, Souhayl was given to 80 babies in France, ranking #548 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
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.
Names that peaked alongside Souhayl
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Souhayl also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Souhayl over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Souhayl
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Souhayl — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Souhayl
Is Souhayl a girl's or a boy's name?
Souhayl is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Souhayl most popular?
Souhayl peaked in 2024, when 90 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Souhayl a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Souhayl currently ranks #548 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.