NameTides

Soul

Soul was the #2,332 boys' name in the US in 2025 (59 babies), and #1,897 in England & Wales.

Soul as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Soul as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Soul as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, 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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,332 (59)#1,897 (13)——
2024#2,313 (61)#1,859 (13)—#3,072 (5)
2023#2,805 (45)#2,547 (8)#482 (6)—
2022#2,299 (62)#2,756 (7)——
2021#2,623 (49)#2,125 (10)——
2020#3,570 (30)#2,404 (8)——
2019#4,230 (24)#2,266 (9)——
2018#5,106 (18)———
2017#9,696 (7)#3,996 (4)——
2016#7,605 (10)#2,556 (8)——
2015#8,040 (9)#3,908 (4)——
2014#6,632 (12)#2,964 (6)——
2013—#3,315 (5)——
2012#6,626 (12)#2,117 (10)——
2011#7,009 (11)#2,039 (10)——

Soul as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Soul as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Soul as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.030.040.051880192019602000
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.
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YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#3,903 (37)#3,333 (7)—
2024#3,335 (47)#4,193 (5)#3,383 (5)
2023#3,274 (49)#4,057 (5)—
2022#3,703 (41)#5,670 (3)—
2021#3,157 (51)#5,581 (3)—
2020#5,168 (24)——
2019#9,112 (11)——
2018#8,617 (12)——
2017#9,943 (10)——
2016#10,859 (9)——
2015#10,866 (9)——
2014#10,955 (9)——
2009#15,242 (6)——
2002#12,187 (7)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #2,299.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2000.
  • In 2025, 39% of US babies named Soul were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 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 29,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 21,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 43,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 36,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Soul is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 28,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 38,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Soul by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,267OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,574TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Soul (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SoulCanadaGirls—too few
SoulCanadaBoys—too few
SoulEngland & WalesGirls#3,3337
SoulEngland & WalesBoys#1,89713
SoulNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
SoulScotlandBoys—too few
SoulUSGirls#3,90337
SoulUSBoys#2,33259