Solon Boy
How popular is Solon?
#12,004 boy name in 2025
5 baby boys were named Solon in the US in 2025, making it the 12004th most popular boy name.
596living people named Solon (est.)
34median age of people named Solon
1,351babies named Solon since 1880
1 in 663,069US babies born in 2025
Solon popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #12,004 for boys (▼ 4752 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 5 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-38% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #8,739 in 2015, #10,599 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1916 (33 boys) |
| Highest rank | #503 in 1881 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Solon counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Solan family of names ranked #4,114 for boys in 2025 (#3,654 the year before), with 16 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Solan | 11 | 69% |
| Solon | 5 | 31% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Solon by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 58 | #503 |
| 1890s | 18 | #899 |
| 1900s | 51 | #877 |
| 1910s | 171 | #1,138 |
| 1920s | 227 | #1,308 |
| 1930s | 148 | #1,533 |
| 1940s | 110 | #1,925 |
| 1950s | 80 | #1,971 |
| 1960s | 78 | #2,029 |
| 1970s | 61 | #3,069 |
| 1980s | 42 | #4,493 |
| 1990s | 64 | #4,663 |
| 2000s | 112 | #5,487 |
| 2010s | 92 | #5,655 |
| 2020s | 39 | #7,252 |
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Questions
- Is Solon a boy or girl name?
- Solon is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Solon were boys.
- How popular is the name Solon?
- 5 baby boys were named Solon in the US in 2025, making it the 12004th most popular boy name.
- When was Solon most popular?
- Solon peaked in 1916, when 33 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #503 in 1881.
- How many people are named Solon?
- 1,351 babies have been named Solon in the US since 1880. We estimate about 596 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
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.