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01 / Meaning & origin
Sol is a unisex given name documented in English, French, Spanish and 4 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Sōl.
Separate records with matching spellings: Sól (Faroese, Icelandic)
3 source accounts
Borrowed from Latin Sōl.
Shortening.
Peut parfois être un diminutif du prénom anglophone Solomon.
02 / Across borders
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13 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 389 girls (rank 722). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Sol
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 12 | 526 | observed |
| 1881 | 15 | 442 | observed |
| 1882 | 20 | 399 | observed |
| 1883 | 16 | 448 | observed |
| 1884 | 19 | 416 | observed |
| 1885 | 26 | 332 | observed |
| 1886 | 14 | 491 | observed |
| 1887 | 14 | 461 | observed |
| 1888 | 14 | 528 | observed |
| 1889 | 21 | 388 | observed |
| 1890 | 14 | 511 | observed |
| 1891 | 14 | 476 | observed |
| 1892 | 20 | 422 | observed |
| 1893 | 16 | 459 | observed |
| 1894 | 22 | 399 | observed |
| 1895 | 24 | 390 | observed |
| 1896 | 25 | 388 | observed |
| 1897 | 26 | 367 | observed |
| 1898 | 17 | 505 | observed |
| 1899 | 18 | 438 | observed |
| 1900 | 28 | 424 | observed |
| 1901 | 27 | 353 | observed |
| 1902 | 34 | 335 | observed |
| 1903 | 32 | 340 | observed |
| 1904 | 26 | 409 | observed |
| 1905 | 29 | 393 | observed |
| 1906 | 28 | 411 | observed |
| 1907 | 37 | 366 | observed |
| 1908 | 44 | 341 | observed |
| 1909 | 53 | 315 | observed |
| 1910 | 73 | 285 | observed |
| 1911 | 78 | 300 | observed |
| 1912 | 169 | 271 | observed |
| 1913 | 218 | 256 | observed |
| 1914 | 251 | 278 | observed |
| 1915 | 272 | 311 | observed |
| 1916 | 254 | 335 | observed |
| 1917 | 298 | 307 | observed |
| 1918 | 321 | 313 | observed |
| 1919 | 228 | 388 | observed |
| 1920 | 246 | 380 | observed |
| 1921 | 245 | 387 | observed |
| 1922 | 230 | 396 | observed |
| 1923 | 259 | 370 | observed |
| 1924 | 198 | 435 | observed |
| 1925 | 181 | 447 | observed |
| 1926 | 166 | 467 | observed |
| 1927 | 168 | 467 | observed |
| 1928 | 141 | 508 | observed |
| 1929 | 111 | 561 | observed |
| 1930 | 97 | 625 | observed |
| 1931 | 74 | 702 | observed |
| 1932 | 65 | 786 | observed |
| 1933 | 46 | 926 | observed |
| 1934 | 47 | 917 | observed |
| 1935 | 43 | 969 | observed |
| 1936 | 44 | 924 | observed |
| 1937 | 40 | 1,000 | observed |
| 1938 | 42 | 977 | observed |
| 1939 | 36 | 1,070 | observed |
| 1940 | 26 | 1,311 | observed |
| 1941 | 27 | 1,276 | observed |
| 1942 | 23 | 1,467 | observed |
| 1943 | 20 | 1,577 | observed |
| 1944 | 22 | 1,438 | observed |
| 1945 | 25 | 1,327 | observed |
| 1946 | 32 | 1,236 | observed |
| 1947 | 28 | 1,394 | observed |
| 1948 | 20 | 1,656 | observed |
| 1949 | 28 | 1,380 | observed |
| 1950 | 26 | 1,434 | observed |
| 1951 | 23 | 1,553 | observed |
| 1952 | 20 | 1,701 | observed |
| 1953 | 19 | 1,765 | observed |
| 1954 | 20 | 1,706 | observed |
| 1955 | 25 | 1,538 | observed |
| 1956 | 15 | 2,091 | observed |
| 1957 | 13 | 2,274 | observed |
| 1958 | 12 | 2,370 | observed |
| 1959 | 20 | 1,806 | observed |
| 1960 | 17 | 1,973 | observed |
| 1961 | 16 | 2,070 | observed |
| 1962 | 10 | 2,673 | observed |
| 1963 | 14 | 2,200 | observed |
| 1964 | 18 | 1,900 | observed |
| 1965 | 10 | 2,617 | observed |
| 1966 | 14 | 2,132 | observed |
| 1967 | 9 | 2,760 | observed |
| 1968 | 19 | 1,836 | observed |
| 1969 | 15 | 2,217 | observed |
| 1970 | 25 | 1,743 | observed |
| 1971 | 23 | 1,862 | observed |
| 1972 | 26 | 1,721 | observed |
| 1973 | 17 | 2,311 | observed |
| 1974 | 17 | 2,358 | observed |
| 1975 | 23 | 2,001 | observed |
| 1976 | 23 | 2,054 | observed |
| 1977 | 23 | 2,063 | observed |
| 1978 | 15 | 2,799 | observed |
| 1979 | 25 | 2,048 | observed |
| 1980 | 22 | 2,284 | observed |
| 1981 | 19 | 2,496 | observed |
| 1982 | 16 | 2,831 | observed |
| 1983 | 11 | 3,630 | observed |
| 1984 | 21 | 2,364 | observed |
| 1985 | 20 | 2,504 | observed |
| 1986 | 12 | 3,653 | observed |
| 1987 | 10 | 4,239 | observed |
| 1988 | 10 | 4,450 | observed |
| 1989 | 10 | 4,811 | observed |
| 1990 | 13 | 4,167 | observed |
| 1991 | 20 | 3,105 | observed |
| 1992 | 17 | 3,604 | observed |
| 1993 | 16 | 3,819 | observed |
| 1994 | 29 | 2,556 | observed |
| 1995 | 10 | 5,501 | observed |
| 1996 | 12 | 4,878 | observed |
| 1997 | 27 | 2,823 | observed |
| 1998 | 20 | 3,597 | observed |
| 1999 | 17 | 4,162 | observed |
| 2000 | 19 | 4,066 | observed |
| 2001 | 25 | 3,410 | observed |
| 2002 | 28 | 3,188 | observed |
| 2003 | 32 | 2,993 | observed |
| 2004 | 33 | 3,014 | observed |
| 2005 | 47 | 2,433 | observed |
| 2006 | 26 | 3,782 | observed |
| 2007 | 38 | 3,025 | observed |
| 2008 | 34 | 3,286 | observed |
| 2009 | 50 | 2,528 | observed |
| 2010 | 50 | 2,467 | observed |
| 2011 | 50 | 2,478 | observed |
| 2012 | 34 | 3,231 | observed |
| 2013 | 37 | 2,998 | observed |
| 2014 | 49 | 2,516 | observed |
| 2015 | 48 | 2,565 | observed |
| 2016 | 59 | 2,255 | observed |
| 2017 | 69 | 2,032 | observed |
| 2018 | 93 | 1,687 | observed |
| 2019 | 69 | 2,081 | observed |
| 2020 | 80 | 1,849 | observed |
| 2021 | 139 | 1,334 | observed |
| 2022 | 175 | 1,168 | observed |
| 2023 | 150 | 1,283 | observed |
| 2024 | 186 | 1,135 | observed |
| 2025 | 184 | 1,145 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Sol” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
SOL— “sun”
SOL, _f._ _Span._ _Nor._ Teu. sun.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People on Wikidata whose recorded given name is this item (not necessarily their first name), ordered by number of Wikipedia articles. Their names may use a different spelling.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
