Sol
#722 for girls in 2025, 389 births · #1,145 for boys in 2025, 184 births
Given to boys 66.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1913 · 218 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 8,285since 1880
Sol over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #722 | 389 | #1,145 | 184 |
| 2024 | #821 | 336 | #1,135 | 186 |
| 2023 | #891 | 301 | #1,283 | 150 |
| 2022 | #837 | 335 | #1,168 | 175 |
| 2021 | #1,051 | 240 | #1,334 | 139 |
| 2020 | #1,224 | 187 | #1,849 | 80 |
| 2019 | #1,508 | 144 | #2,081 | 69 |
| 2018 | #1,595 | 134 | #1,687 | 93 |
| 2017 | #1,902 | 106 | #2,032 | 69 |
| 2016 | #2,129 | 91 | #2,255 | 59 |
| 2015 | #2,152 | 88 | #2,565 | 48 |
| 2014 | #2,081 | 93 | #2,516 | 49 |
| 2013 | #2,187 | 85 | #2,998 | 37 |
| 2012 | #2,336 | 80 | #3,231 | 34 |
| 2011 | #2,416 | 76 | #2,478 | 50 |
| 2010 | #1,897 | 106 | #2,467 | 50 |
| 2009 | #2,672 | 68 | #2,528 | 50 |
| 2008 | #2,419 | 79 | #3,286 | 34 |
| 2007 | #2,198 | 90 | #3,025 | 38 |
| 2006 | #2,248 | 85 | #3,782 | 26 |
| 2005 | #2,580 | 66 | #2,433 | 47 |
| 2004 | #2,711 | 60 | #3,014 | 33 |
| 2003 | #2,673 | 59 | #2,993 | 32 |
| 2002 | #2,976 | 49 | #3,188 | 28 |
| 2001 | #2,663 | 56 | #3,410 | 25 |
| 2000 | #2,974 | 47 | #4,066 | 19 |
| 1999 | #3,804 | 31 | #4,162 | 17 |
| 1998 | #2,889 | 45 | #3,597 | 20 |
| 1997 | #3,897 | 28 | #2,823 | 27 |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | #4,878 | 12 |
| 1995 | #4,217 | 24 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #6,319 | 14 | #2,556 | 29 |
| 1993 | #3,877 | 27 | #3,819 | 16 |
| 1992 | #5,484 | 17 | #3,604 | 17 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #3,105 | 20 |
| 1990 | #5,060 | 18 | #4,167 | 13 |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #4,450 | 10 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | #4,239 | 10 |
| 1986 | #6,156 | 11 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | #2,504 | 20 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #2,364 | 21 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #3,630 | 11 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #2,496 | 19 |
| 1980 | #3,609 | 22 | #2,284 | 22 |
| 1979 | #3,903 | 19 | #2,048 | 25 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #2,799 | 15 |
| 1977 | #4,425 | 15 | #2,063 | 23 |
| 1976 | #3,963 | 16 | #2,054 | 23 |
| 1975 | #3,637 | 18 | #2,001 | 23 |
| 1974 | #4,227 | 14 | #2,358 | 17 |
| 1973 | #3,342 | 19 | #2,311 | 17 |
| 1972 | #3,543 | 17 | #1,721 | 26 |
| 1971 | #3,266 | 20 | #1,862 | 23 |
| 1970 | #4,038 | 14 | #1,743 | 25 |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | #2,217 | 15 |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | #1,836 | 19 |
| 1967 | #3,656 | 13 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #3,148 | 16 | #2,132 | 14 |
| 1965 | #3,050 | 17 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #1,900 | 18 |
| 1963 | #3,635 | 13 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | #4,546 | 9 | #2,070 | 16 |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | #1,973 | 17 |
| 1959 | #3,619 | 12 | #1,806 | 20 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #2,370 | 12 |
| 1957 | — | #2,274 | 13 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,091 | 15 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,538 | 25 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,706 | 20 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #1,765 | 19 |
| 1952 | — | #1,701 | 20 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,553 | 23 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,434 | 26 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,380 | 28 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,656 | 20 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,394 | 28 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,236 | 32 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,327 | 25 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,438 | 22 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,577 | 20 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,467 | 23 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,276 | 27 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,311 | 26 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,070 | 36 | |
| 1938 | — | #977 | 42 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,000 | 40 | |
| 1936 | — | #924 | 44 | |
| 1935 | — | #969 | 43 | |
| 1934 | — | #917 | 47 | |
| 1933 | — | #926 | 46 | |
| 1932 | — | #786 | 65 | |
| 1931 | — | #702 | 74 | |
| 1930 | — | #625 | 97 | |
| 1929 | — | #561 | 111 | |
| 1928 | — | #508 | 141 | |
| 1927 | — | #467 | 168 | |
| 1926 | — | #467 | 166 | |
| 1925 | — | #447 | 181 | |
| 1924 | — | #435 | 198 | |
| 1923 | — | #370 | 259 | |
| 1922 | — | #396 | 230 | |
| 1921 | — | #387 | 245 | |
| 1920 | — | #380 | 246 | |
| 1919 | — | #388 | 228 | |
| 1918 | — | #313 | 321 | |
| 1917 | — | #307 | 298 | |
| 1916 | — | #335 | 254 | |
| 1915 | — | #311 | 272 | |
| 1914 | — | #278 | 251 | |
| 1913 | — | #256 | 218 | |
| 1912 | — | #271 | 169 | |
| 1911 | — | #300 | 78 | |
| 1910 | — | #285 | 73 | |
| 1909 | — | #315 | 53 | |
| 1908 | — | #341 | 44 | |
| 1907 | — | #366 | 37 | |
| 1906 | — | #411 | 28 | |
| 1905 | — | #393 | 29 | |
| 1904 | — | #409 | 26 | |
| 1903 | — | #340 | 32 | |
| 1902 | — | #335 | 34 | |
| 1901 | — | #353 | 27 | |
| 1900 | — | #424 | 28 | |
| 1899 | — | #438 | 18 | |
| 1898 | — | #505 | 17 | |
| 1897 | — | #367 | 26 | |
| 1896 | — | #388 | 25 | |
| 1895 | — | #390 | 24 | |
| 1894 | — | #399 | 22 | |
| 1893 | — | #459 | 16 | |
| 1892 | — | #422 | 20 | |
| 1891 | — | #476 | 14 | |
| 1890 | — | #511 | 14 | |
| 1889 | — | #388 | 21 | |
| 1888 | — | #528 | 14 | |
| 1887 | — | #461 | 14 | |
| 1886 | — | #491 | 14 | |
| 1885 | — | #332 | 26 | |
| 1884 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1883 | — | #448 | 16 | |
| 1882 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1881 | — | #442 | 15 | |
| 1880 | — | #526 | 12 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Sol was already there! It came in at #526, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1967, when fewer than 10 boys a year got the name.
Where Sol is popular in 2020
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New York#984 · 1 in 7,304
- Virginia#1,023 · 1 in 7,733
- California#1,238 · 1 in 12,641
- Texas#1,479 · 1 in 15,386
Best ever in a state: #77 in New York, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #984 | 12 | 1 in 7,304 |
| Virginia | #1,023 | 5 | 1 in 7,733 |
| California | #1,238 | 15 | 1 in 12,641 |
| Texas | #1,479 | 11 | 1 in 15,386 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sol
- 10 spots since 2024 (#1,135 → #1,145)
- 704 spots since 2020 (#1,849 → #1,145)
- 1,420 spots since 2015 (#2,565 → #1,145)
- Biggest jump: 140 spots in 1889 (#528 → #388)
- Biggest drop: 159 spots in 1886 (#332 → #491)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1913 at #256 (218 births)
- Births halved by 1930, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 59 yrs · run 1880–1938
- Highest: 1 in 2,351 boys born in 1913 were named Sol (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,283 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 26.1% of all boys named Sol (2,162) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1994, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 171 | #332 (1885) | #443 |
| 1890s | 196 | #367 (1897) | #436 |
| 1900s | 338 | #315 (1909) | #369 |
| 1910s | 2,162 | #256 (1913) | #304 |
| 1920s | 1,945 | #370 (1923) | #442 |
| 1930s | 534 | #625 (1930) | #890 |
| 1940s | 251 | #1,236 (1946) | #1,406 |
| 1950s | 193 | #1,434 (1950) | #1,824 |
| 1960s | 142 | #1,836 (1968) | #2,238 |
| 1970s | 217 | #1,721 (1972) | #2,096 |
| 1980s | 151 | #2,284 (1980) | #3,326 |
| 1990s | 181 | #2,556 (1994) | #3,821 |
| 2000s | 332 | #2,433 (2005) | #3,173 |
| 2010s | 558 | #1,687 (2018) | #2,431 |
| 2020s | 914 | #1,135 (2024) | #1,319 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sol in 2020
Top girls' names in 2020
Top boys' names in 2020
More about 2020
girls
1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 8,645 of them was named Sol, which outranked 93.0% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 21,576 of them was named Sol, which outranked 86.8% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,833Saif81
- #1,833West81
- #1,833Westen81
- #1,849Sol80
- #1,849Amani80
- #1,849Azaan80
- #1,849Esai80
- #1,872Artist79
- #1,872Avian79
- #1,872Ayce79
Tied with 22 names at #1,849; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
- ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
- ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
- ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
- ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.