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Sol

#1,151 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Peace, through Solomon

Sol has been given to 12,382 babies in the U.S. since 1880. In 2025 it ranked #1,151 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 1918, with 321 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 67% boys, 33% girls all-time.

Babies named Sol, 2025

1 in 18,000

Sol over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
010020030040018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Sol over time

In 2025, Sol went to 68% girls and 32% boys.

18802025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Sol: meaning, origin, and history

Peace, through Solomon

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Sol means

Sol belongs to the name family reached through Sol → Solomon. Its meaning is “peace”.

Origin, language, and formation

Sol is used in English.

Sol comes through Latin Sōl.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Solomon.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Sol is pronounced /soʊl/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 8,285 boys were recorded with the name Sol between 1880 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 321 in 1918; its best national rank was #257 in 1913.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #1,869 in 2020 to #1,151 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #2,596 in 2015 to #1,151 in 2025.

In the United States, 4,097 girls were recorded with the name Sol between 1953 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 389 in 2025; its best national rank was #722 in 2025.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #1,226 in 2020 to #722 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #2,166 in 2015 to #722 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Sol?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 18,000
184 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 9,280
0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#1,151
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
12,490 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Sol sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5003%

Put another way: gather 12,490 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Sol. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Sols were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Sol was born before 1925 — so the typical Sol is around 100 today.

Median birth year
1925
About 100 years old
Biggest decade
1910s
26.1% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
21.5%
Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950
2,688
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1910s — 26.1% of all recorded uses (2,162).

Is Sol rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
−13
Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago
+718
Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago
+1,445
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
3.83×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
57.3%
Peak was 1918 (321)
Years since peak
107
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Shifting
24.0% average annual change
Best rank ever
#257
1913

Where Sol is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Sol was most concentrated in New York — about 1 in 7,143 boys, against 1 in 16,226 across all states with data. It was least common in Michigan (1 in 100,000).

114 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1New York1 in 7,143
  2. 2California1 in 8,333
  3. 3Colorado1 in 14,286
  4. 4New Jersey1 in 14,286
  5. 5Florida1 in 16,667
  6. 6Ohio1 in 16,667
  7. 7Utah1 in 16,667
  8. 8Washington1 in 16,667

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Sol is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Sol was most concentrated in Arizona — about 1 in 2,564 girls, against 1 in 6,257 across all states with data. It was least common in Tennessee (1 in 50,000).

239 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Arizona1 in 2,564
  2. 2California1 in 3,226
  3. 3Texas1 in 4,167
  4. 4Colorado1 in 5,000
  5. 5Florida1 in 5,556
  6. 6Illinois1 in 7,143
  7. 7New Jersey1 in 7,143
  8. 8New York1 in 7,143

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Sol around the world

Where Sol ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2025
    #716
    in 2025
  • Scotland
    1998–2025
    #762
    in 2025
  • Northern Ireland
    2001–2019
    #418
    in 2019
  • Ireland
    2003–2016
    #713
    in 2016
  • France
    1947–2025
    #3,579
    in 2025
  • Canada
    2006–2024
    #1,281
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    1980–2013
    #754
    in 2013

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency, Central Statistics Office, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS, NRS, NISRA data under Open Government Licence v3.0. CSO, CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Notable people named Sol

People whose public names include Sol, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Sol in other languages

Cross-language forms and variants of Sol. Linked forms have their own page here.

SoleShlomoSoleilSalamonSalomonSolomonSalaünSalomónSchlomoSlimaneSalomoneSchelomoŠalamoun

Variant forms from Wikidata (CC0). Most are used mainly outside the United States; U.S. birth records statistics cover US usage only.

Sol by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#1,151
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 718
Best rank ever
#257
1913
Peak year
1918
321 that year
First recorded
1880
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
8,285
Count in 2025
184

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#722
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 504
Best rank ever
#722
2025
Peak year
2025
389 that year
First recorded
1953
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
4,097
Count in 2025
389

Names similar to Sol

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

SolonSolomonSolomanSolanSoloSolarSolaceSollySolisSollieSolarisSoleilSoliSolenSolimanSolmonSolaireSolasSolanoMarisolSolaSolsticeSolanusSolomone

Names with a curve like Sol

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Sol, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

MeyerCasimirAbeAloysiusIsadoreOmerOswaldAlphonseIsidoreEllsworthIgnatiusFerdinand

Sibling names for Sol

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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