boy's name
Souheil
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 860
Souheil is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2012, when 50 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 29,475 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1977.
Souheil 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 | 15 |
| 1980s | 40 |
| 1990s | 50 |
| 2000s | 190 |
| 2010s | 390 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 175 |
How popular is Souheil?
In 2025, Souheil was given to 20 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Souheil is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Souheïl | Souheïl is Souheil written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #1,545. | 170 |
Names that peaked alongside Souheil
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Souheil also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Souheil over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Souheil
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Souheil — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Souheil
Is Souheil a girl's or a boy's name?
Souheil is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Souheil most popular?
Souheil peaked in 2012, when 50 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Souheil a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Souheil currently ranks #1,505 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.