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 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Washington#732 · 1 in 4,175
- New Jersey#816 · 1 in 5,793
- New York#894 · 1 in 6,367
- California#928 · 1 in 7,575
- North Carolina#1,265 · 1 in 10,207
Best ever in a state: #77 in New York, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #732 | 8 | 1 in 4,175 |
| New Jersey | #816 | 7 | 1 in 5,793 |
| New York | #894 | 14 | 1 in 6,367 |
| California | #928 | 25 | 1 in 7,575 |
| North Carolina | #1,265 | 5 | 1 in 10,207 |
| Texas | #1,368 | 13 | 1 in 13,163 |
| Florida | #1,431 | 7 | 1 in 13,251 |
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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 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 6,837 of them was named Sol, which outranked 94.1% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,045Rae241
- #1,045Sarahi241
- #1,045Spencer241
- #1,051Sol240
- #1,051Araya240
- #1,051Laylani240
- #1,051Xyla240
- #1,056Harriet239
- #1,056Lakelyn239
- #1,058Emberlyn238
Tied with 4 names at #1,051; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 12,586 of them was named Sol, which outranked 90.5% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,325Viktor140
- #1,325Yoel140
- #1,325Ziggy140
- #1,334Sol139
- #1,334Ean139
- #1,334Eason139
- #1,334Jasir139
- #1,339Aryeh138
- #1,339Barron138
- #1,339Caius138
Tied with 4 names at #1,334; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.