Fun Facts About the Name Sohaib
- 297 babies named Sohaib: U.S. records list 297 babies given the name Sohaib from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Sohaib Mean?
Sohaib is an English spelling of the Arabic name Ṣuhayb (صُهَيْب). It is a diminutive form related to aṣhab (أَصْهَب), an Arabic adjective meaning "reddish" or "ruddy," especially when describing hair or complexion. The diminutive pattern gives the sense "little reddish one," though the name is usually understood simply as "reddish" or "ruddy."
The spelling is unrelated to the Arabic title ṣāḥib (صاحب), meaning "companion" or "master"; the two names use different Arabic consonants and have separate origins.
Sohaib Name History & Origins
The name is Arabic and is associated in Islamic history with Suhayb ibn Sinan al-Rumi, a companion of Muhammad in the 7th century. He was known as al-Rumi ("the Roman" or "the Byzantine") because of his early life in Byzantine territory. His name is the best-known early example of the Arabic form Ṣuhayb, and the name has continued in use among Arabic speakers and Muslims in other regions.
Sohaib is one of several Latin-alphabet spellings of the same Arabic name; Suhaib and Suhayb are also common. The different spellings reflect English and South Asian transliteration conventions rather than separate names or separate origins.
How Popular is the Name Sohaib?
Sohaib has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2002. Its best rank was #4,879 in 2002.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,624 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #8,210 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,614 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #13,803 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #13,758 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #8,073 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #8,740 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #8,079 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #13,764 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #7,479 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #8,668 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2012 | #8,051 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #12,053 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #6,319 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #8,213 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #8,905 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #8,819 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #6,845 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #6,570 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #8,063 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #9,452 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #4,879 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #10,372 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #5,538 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #6,445 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #7,450 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #7,184 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #8,860 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #8,732 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #10,050 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #5,305 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #8,303 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #8,100 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #7,777 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #7,231 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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