Soleil

Where Soleil comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Soleil.

Soleil through the years
  1. 1976
    Soleil Moon Frye born
    American actress, director, screenwriter
  2. 1981
    First appearance
    #8,128 among girls with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1994
    Soleil Sorge born
    American naturalized Italian model, television presenter, television personality, influencer, showgirl and columnist
  4. 2025
    Peak, #756
    358 babies named Soleil, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Soleil Moon Frye · American actress, director, screenwriter, born 1976
  • Soleil Launière · performing artist in Canada
  • Soleil Sorge · American naturalized Italian model, television presenter, television personality, influencer, showgirl and columnist, born 1994
  • Soleil Rasoafaniry · Malagasy judo athlete, born 1972

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.