Sol
The Spanish word for sun, from Latin sol. It is separately used by Jewish families as a short form of Solomon, from Hebrew shalom, peace.
Sol in 2025
Sol was given to 573 babies in the United States in 2025 — 184 boys and 389 girls, making it the 1,056th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 5,786 babies born.
The history of Sol
Sol reached its highest point in 2025, when 573 babies were given the name, ranking 1,056th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 578th, in 1913.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 12,382 babies have been named Sol. Half of them were born before 1973, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Sol by decade
| Decade | Babies named Sol | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 171 | 744 |
| 1890s | 196 | 972 |
| 1900s | 338 | 829 |
| 1910s | 2,162 | 578 |
| 1920s | 1,945 | 781 |
| 1930s | 534 | 1,294 |
| 1940s | 251 | 2,675 |
| 1950s | 215 | 3,184 |
| 1960s | 251 | 3,427 |
| 1970s | 379 | 3,088 |
| 1980s | 276 | 3,573 |
| 1990s | 410 | 3,765 |
| 2000s | 991 | 2,999 |
| 2010s | 1,561 | 2,010 |
| 2020s | 2,702 | 1,056 |
Where Sol is heading
Sol has grown more than 4.2 times over the past decade, from 136 babies in 2015 to 573 in 2025.
Names like Sol
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Sol.