NameTides

Sol

Sol was the #722 girls' name in the US in 2025 (389 babies), and #3,705 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Sol as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Sol as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USIrelandCanadaEngland & Wales
Sol as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#722 (389)#3,705 (6)#885 (3)#2,730 (7)
2024#821 (336)#3,016 (8)—#3,383 (5)
2023#891 (301)#3,599 (6)—#2,604 (7)
2022#837 (335)#4,646 (4)—#2,553 (7)
2021#1,051 (240)#4,634 (4)—#2,616 (7)
2020#1,224 (187)——#3,251 (5)
2019#1,508 (144)#3,151 (7)—#2,872 (6)
2018#1,595 (134)———
2017#1,902 (106)#5,765 (3)——
2016#2,129 (91)#4,096 (5)—#1,690 (13)
2015#2,152 (88)———
2014#2,081 (93)#5,691 (3)—#3,316 (5)
2013#2,187 (85)#5,742 (3)——
2012#2,336 (80)#3,681 (6)——
2011#2,416 (76)———

Sol as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Sol as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesScotlandUSCanada
Sol as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,145 (184)#716 (49)#762 (3)——#2,269 (8)
2024#1,135 (186)#945 (33)———#1,246 (18)
2023#1,283 (150)#965 (31)#533 (5)——#1,192 (18)
2022#1,168 (175)#878 (35)———#1,653 (11)
2021#1,334 (139)#1,117 (25)#605 (4)——#2,260 (7)
2020#1,849 (80)#898 (32)————
2019#2,081 (69)#952 (30)—#418 (3)—#2,189 (7)
2018#1,687 (93)#985 (29)#361 (9)——#1,983 (8)
2017#2,032 (69)#931 (33)#602 (4)——#2,762 (5)
2016#2,255 (59)#974 (30)#707 (3)—#713 (3)#1,831 (9)
2015#2,565 (48)#1,327 (19)#686 (3)——#1,956 (8)
2014#2,516 (49)#988 (29)—#398 (3)——
2013#2,998 (37)#1,044 (26)#399 (8)——#1,926 (8)
2012#3,231 (34)#866 (35)#301 (12)———
2011#2,478 (50)#798 (38)#491 (5)—#730 (3)#2,330 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #722.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1953.
  • In 2025, 68% of US babies named Sol were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,100 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 4,100uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 7,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 5,600uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Sol is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 3,800 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 3,100 to 1 in 4,600.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sol by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #586WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #797ILMichigan: #1,061MINew York: #1,235NYMassachusetts: #564MAOregon: #483ORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: #718NJConnecticut: #540CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #359CAUtah: #408UTColorado: #456CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #840MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #292AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #834NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #697OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,213GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #487TXFlorida: #617FL
Sol (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,5176

Sol (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SolCanadaGirls#2,7307
SolCanadaBoys#2,2698
SolEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
SolEngland & WalesBoys#71649
SolIrelandGirls#8853
SolIrelandBoys—too few
SolNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
SolScotlandBoys#7623
SolUSGirls#722389
SolUSBoys#1,145184