Meaning and history
Suhail is derived from Arabic سهل (sahl), meaning “level, even, smooth.” It is the Arabic name of the second brightest star in the sky, known in the Western world as Canopus, and the official IAU name of the third brightest star in the constellation Vela.
20062006: 9 births, rank #7,998
2007: 10 births, rank #7,590
2008: 11 births, rank #7,187
2009: 14 births, rank #6,095
2010: 17 births, rank #5,251
20112011: 9 births, rank #8,079
2012: 7 births, rank #9,709
2013: 9 births, rank #8,118
2014: 11 births, rank #7,048
2015: 13 births, rank #6,324
20162016: 19 births, rank #4,943
2017: 15 births, rank #5,788
2018: 6 births, rank #10,760
2019: 12 births, rank #6,777
2020: 9 births, rank #8,067
20212021: 8 births, rank #8,825
2022: 14 births, rank #6,147
2023: 12 births, rank #6,897
2024: 22 births, rank #4,571
20252025: 10 births, rank #7,679
In 2025, 10 babies were recorded with the name Suhail, ranking #7,679 among boys.