Solace

Solace was the #3,949 boys' name in the US in 2025 (27 babies), and #5,137 in England & Wales.

Solace as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Solace as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Solace as a boy’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.021880192019602000
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 & Wales
2025#3,949 (27)#5,137 (3)
2024#5,904 (15)—
2023#5,075 (19)#4,108 (4)
2022#5,215 (18)—
2021#5,338 (17)—
2020#7,502 (10)—
2019#5,153 (18)—
2018#6,036 (14)—
2017#10,775 (6)—
2016#7,157 (11)—
2015#8,040 (9)—
2014#9,642 (7)—
2013#9,655 (7)—
2012#8,158 (9)—
2011#9,600 (7)—

Solace as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Solace as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Solace as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.021880192019602000
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 & Wales
2025#10,107 (9)#5,927 (3)
2024#11,122 (8)—
2023#7,640 (14)#5,688 (3)
2022#9,056 (11)—
2021#8,024 (13)—
2020#7,559 (14)—
2019#7,716 (14)—
2018#8,146 (13)—
2017#11,615 (8)—
2016#10,859 (9)—
2015#7,266 (16)—
2014#10,955 (9)—
2013#10,235 (10)—
2012#14,962 (6)—
2011#12,153 (8)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #3,949.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2005.
  • In 2025, 25% of US babies named Solace were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 baby boys 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
USBoys2025about 1 in 63,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 170,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Solace is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 71,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 47,000 to 1 in 110,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.