Sol Boy & girl
How popular is Sol?
#722 girl name in 2025
389 baby girls were named Sol in the US in 2025, making it the 722nd most popular girl name. Another 184 boys got the name (#1,145 for boys).
Sol popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #722 for girls (▲ 99 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 389 girls, 184 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+342% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,152 in 2015, #1,224 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (389 girls) |
| Highest rank | #722 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1953 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 35% boys, 65% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.4% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Sol counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Sol family of names ranked #666 for girls in 2025 (#744 the year before), with 407 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sol | 389 | 96% |
| Sole | 18 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Sol is most popular
Babies named Sol per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Arizona: 0.6 per 1,000 (84 girls)
- California: 0.5 per 1,000 (396 girls)
- Texas: 0.4 per 1,000 (285 girls)
- Colorado: 0.3 per 1,000 (34 girls)
- Oregon: 0.3 per 1,000 (18 girls)
Sol by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22 | #3,618 |
| 1960s | 109 | #3,049 |
| 1970s | 162 | #3,266 |
| 1980s | 125 | #3,609 |
| 1990s | 229 | #2,886 |
| 2000s | 659 | #2,198 |
| 2010s | 1,003 | #1,508 |
| 2020s | 1,788 | #722 |
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Questions
- Is Sol a boy or girl name?
- Sol is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 35% of babies named Sol were boys and 65% were girls.
- How popular is the name Sol?
- 389 baby girls were named Sol in the US in 2025, making it the 722nd most popular girl name. Another 184 boys got the name (#1,145 for boys).
- When was Sol most popular?
- Sol peaked in 2025, when 389 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #722 in 2025.
- How many people are named Sol?
- 12,382 babies have been named Sol in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,850 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 10.
- Where is Sol most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Sol was most common in Arizona, at 0.6 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.