Sol
Sol is a given name, usually a form of "Solomon" or a gender-neutral Spanish name meaning "sun." Notable people with the name include:Sol Aragones, Filipina broadcast journalist and politician Sol Bamba, French-born Ivorian footballer Sol Bloom (1870–1949), member of the U.S.
Meaning & Origin of Sol
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sol is a given name, usually a form of "Solomon" or a gender-neutral Spanish name meaning "sun." Notable people with the name include:Sol Aragones, Filipina broadcast journalist and politician Sol Bamba, French-born Ivorian footballer Sol Bloom (1870–1949), member of the U.S.
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The Story of Sol
As a girl name
Sol first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1953, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 377 Sols were born — ranking #751 that year. As of 2026, Sol ranks #751 for girls with 377 births, rising sharply (+111% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Sols have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sol first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 12 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 321 Sols were born — ranking #313 that year. As of 2026, Sol ranks #1,063 for boys with 207 births, rising sharply (+103% over the past five years). In total, more than 9K Sols have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sol
Sol is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Sol's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #256. Use the chart and map above to compare Sol's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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