MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Suhail mean?
Suhail is the Arabic name of Canopus, a bright star also known in India as Agastya. Its formation is a diminutive related to sahl, “easy or gentle”.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सुहैल
Conventional spelling
Arabic
سهيل
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Suhail in Indian usage
12,644 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (99.1%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 111 records (0.9%).
- Recorded as male: 12,533 records (99.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 545 |
| 1970s | 1,295 |
| 1980s | 3,670 |
| 1990s | 6,918 |
| Other decades | 216 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,669 |
| Kerala | 4,566 |
| Bihar | 1,181 |
| Delhi | 804 |
| Jharkhand | 416 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 205 |
| Uttarakhand | 197 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 179 |
| Rajasthan | 179 |
| Other states | 248 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Suhail / M | 5 | 3,684 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Suhail; Table_6, C4206 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Suhail; Table_6, C4206
- Wiktionary: سهيل ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.