Soul Boy & girl

How popular is Soul?

#2,332 boy name in 2025

59 baby boys were named Soul in the US in 2025, making it the 2332nd most popular boy name. Another 37 girls got the name (#3,902 for girls).

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780living people named Soul (est.)
4median age of people named Soul
783babies named Soul since 1880
1 in 34,535US babies born in 2025

Soul popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#2,332 for boys (▼ 19 from 2024)
Babies in 202559 boys, 37 girls
10-year trendRising fast (+556% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#8,035 in 2015, #3,568 in 2020
Peak year2022 (62 boys)
Highest rank#2,298 in 2022
First recorded2000
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)56% boys, 44% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Soul is most popular

Babies named Soul per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 boys)
  2. Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
  3. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (24 boys)
  4. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (23 boys)
  5. Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)

Soul by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
2000s42#7,238
2010s113#4,226
2020s306#2,298

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Questions

Is Soul a boy or girl name?
Soul is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 56% of babies named Soul were boys and 44% were girls.
How popular is the name Soul?
59 baby boys were named Soul in the US in 2025, making it the 2332nd most popular boy name. Another 37 girls got the name (#3,902 for girls).
When was Soul most popular?
Soul peaked in 2022, when 62 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,298 in 2022.
How many people are named Soul?
783 babies have been named Soul in the US since 1880. We estimate about 780 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 4.
Where is Soul most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Soul was most common in Ohio, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys 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.